A dying girl dreams of a better place in the next life.A dying girl dreams of a better place in the next life.A dying girl dreams of a better place in the next life.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Beatrice Hagen
- Opera Singers
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Lawrence
- Opera Singers
- (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
- Opera Singers
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Arthur Davis
- Sid Marcus(uncredited)
- Writers
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Arthur Davis
- Cal Howard(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAt the start of 1937, America was still in the throes of the Great Depression, though better days would be coming. The idea of an impoverished waif selling matches would have resonated with many cinema audiences at the time.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Toon in with Me: Stuff & Nonsense #15 (2022)
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Hasn't aged a day; still works stunningly well!
I was fortunate enough to get hold of a Super-8mm sound copy of this animated masterpiece. Every time I watch it I promise myself I won't choke up, but it gets to me every time (and I'm not emotional as a rule). That any film, regardless of subject matter or style, can still grip the emotions so strongly after sixty-odd years says something about the talents that combined to make it. It excels on so many levels: One could watch it once for its gorgeous use of color, once for its visual concepts, once for its story - suffice it to say that it's a film I've never stopped discovering. And since it tells its story with no dialog, its appeal is truly universal. Why this hasn't been reissued on video by Columbia/RCA is anybody's guess.
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- pmsusana
- Feb 20, 2001
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- Also known as
- Color Favorites (1948-1949 Season) #3: The Little Match Girl
- Production company
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- Runtime8 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Little Match Girl (1937) officially released in Canada in English?
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