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Little Colonel, The

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Little Colonel, The -- Rejecting his daughter (Evelyn Venable) for marrying a Yankee (John Lodge) after the Civil War, an irascible Kentucky colonel (Lionel Barrymore) is finally won over by their spunky little girl (Shirley Temple). Director David Butler's old-fashioned melodrama of family reconciliation centers in the interplay between youngster and grandfather as well as the child's friendship with black servants, notably in scenes with Hattie McDaniel at a river baptism and some stylish tap dancing with Bill Robinson upstairs and down. Still a lot of fun, though flawed by regional and racial stereotypes. (A-I) (PG) ( 1935 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.