Movie: The Little Minister

Top 10 Billed 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

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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.

  • Release Date

    1934-12-28

  • Average

    5.9

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

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

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  • Languages:

    English
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