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The Little Minister
The Little Minister

The Little Minister

Babble, the whole world's gypsy sweetheart, lives again to fire the blood of man, woman and child!

Genres

DramaRomance

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The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Thrums, finds himself unexpectedly falling for one of his parishioners, the hot-blooded Gypsy girl Babbie. A village-wide scandal soon erupts over the minister's relationship with this feisty, passionate young woman, who holds a secret about the village's nobleman, Lord Milford Rintoul, and his role in an increasingly fractious labor dispute.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

28 December 1934

Country

United States of America

Cast

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Barbara 'Babbie'

John Beal

John Beal

Révérend Gavin Dishart

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Rob Daw

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Docteur McQueen

Lumsden Hare

Lumsden Hare

Tammas Whammond

Andy Clyde

Andy Clyde

Wearyworld The Policeman

Beryl Mercer

Beryl Mercer

Margaret

Billy Watson

Billy Watson

Micah

Dorothy Stickney

Dorothy Stickney

Jean

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Nanny

Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy

Lord Rintoul

Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Evalina

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Captain Halliwell

Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Hendry Munn

Herbert Bunston

Herbert Bunston

Mr. Carfrae

Harry Beresford

Harry Beresford

John Spens

Barlowe Borland

Barlowe Borland

Snecky Hobart

Marion Clayton Anderson

Marion Clayton Anderson

Mrs. McClarity

Jane Baxter

Jane Baxter

Maid Helping with Wedding Dress

May Beatty

May Beatty

Rintoul's Maid Making Wedding Dress

Ted Billings

Ted Billings

Villager

Elsa Buchanan

Elsa Buchanan

Villager

E. E. Clive

E. E. Clive

Sheriff Greer

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Sergeant of the Guard

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single'

Herbert Evans

Herbert Evans

Peter Tosh

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Villager at Stabbing

Brandon Hurst

Brandon Hurst

Anders Strothers

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Cruickshank

Charles Irwin

Charles Irwin

John McClarity

William Jeffrey

William Jeffrey

Villager

Tiny Jones

Tiny Jones

Villager

Dan Maxwell

Dan Maxwell

Bit Role

Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie

Villager in Church

Charles McNaughton

Charles McNaughton

Villager Warning That Soldiers Are Coming

Leonard Mudie

Leonard Mudie

Villager

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Villager

Joseph North

Joseph North

Rintoul's Butler

Elsie Prescott

Elsie Prescott

Yelling Villager

Ivan F. Simpson

Ivan F. Simpson

Sanders Webster

David Thursby

David Thursby

Villager in Church

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