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Grand Old Girl (1935)

Grand Old Girl poster
Directed by
John S. Robertson
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly schoolteacher fights to save her small school from being shut down. She rallies the community and her former students to support the institution.

nostalgicheartfeltgentlesentimentalquietwarmearnestslow-pacedcharacter-driven

What happens

Grand Old Girl is a 1935 American drama film directed by John Robertson from a screenplay by Milton Krims, John Twist, Arthur T. Horman, adapted from a story by Wanda Tuchock. The film stars May Robson, Mary Carlisle, Fred MacMurray, and Alan Hale, other cast members included Ben Alexander. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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