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Lost Angel (1943)

Lost Angel poster
Directed by
Roy Rowland
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A little orphan girl raised as a genius by scientists meets a reporter who introduces her to the real world. She discovers simple pleasures like playing with other children.

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What happens

Lost Angel is a 1943 drama film directed by Roy Rowland, starring Margaret O'Brien as a little orphan girl raised to be a genius. James Craig plays a reporter who shows her the world outside the Institute of Child Psychology. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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