M'Liss

M'Liss

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M'Liss

""Anne of Green Gables" and "The Little Minister" Unite Their Brilliant Talents in This Moving Romantic Drama"

1936

1h 6m

6.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

The third film version of the Bret Harte tale, starring Anne Shirley as a miner's daughter in a small town who falls for a handsome young schoolteacher.

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Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

M'Liss Smith

John Beal

John Beal

Stephen Thorne

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Washoe Smith

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Lou Ellis

Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Jake

Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

Alf Edwards

Barbara Pepper

Barbara Pepper

Clytie Morpher

Ray Mayer

Whitey

William Benedict

William Benedict

Archer Morpher

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

James Morpher

Creative team

Directed by: George Nichols Jr.
Written by: Dorothy Yost

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