The Little Minister

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

Dec 28 1934 Approved 1h 50m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

In rural 1840's Scotland, Gavin Dishart arrives to become the new "little minister" of Thrums's Auld Licht church. He meets a mysterious young gypsy girl in the dens and to his horror Babbie draws him into her escape from the soldiers after she incites a Luddite riot. But unknown to Gavin, Babbie is more than she seems. And they must overcome her secret, the villagers' fears of her, and worst of all, Gavin's devotion to his mother's sensibilities, before they can openly declare their love.

Written by

J.M. Barrie, Jane Murfin, Sarah Y. Mason

Directed by

Richard Wallace

Cast

Katharine Hepburn, John Beal, Alan Hale

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
897
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA