Susannah of the Mounties

Jun 13, 1939

1h 19m

★ 6.3

Flaming arrows! Cracking rifles!

Overview

This classic family drama stars Shirley Temple as young orphan Susannah Sheldon, the sole survivor of a brutal Indian attack who's befriended by Canadian Mountie Angus Montague (Randolph Scott) and his girlfriend, Vicky (Margaret Lockwood). The couple takes Susannah under their wing and soon learn that having a precocious child around can come in handy; when the Indians return, the girl uses her charm to broker peace.Shirley is the orphaned survivor of an Indian attack in the Canadian West. A Mountie and his girlfriend take her in...

Genres

Drama

Western

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Susannah 'Sue' Sheldon

Shirley Temple

Inspector Angus 'Monty' Montague

Randolph Scott

Vicky Standing

Margaret Lockwood

Pat O'Hannegan

J. Farrell MacDonald

Little Chief

Martin Good Rider

Chief Big Eagle

Maurice Moscovitch

Supt. Andrew Standing

Moroni Olsen

Wolf Pelt

Victor Jory

Harlan Chambers

Lester Matthews

Randall

Leyland Hodgson

Chief (uncredited)

Chief John Big Tree

Doctor

Herbert Evans

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