Susannah of the Mounties (1939)

  • NR
  • 06/13/1939 (US)
  • Drama, Western
  • 1h 19m

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...

Robert Ellis

Screenplay

Helen Logan

Screenplay

William A. Seiter

Director

Muriel Dennison

Novel

Walter Ferris

Story

Fidel LaBarba

Story

Cast

Shirley Temple's headshot

Shirley Temple

Susannah 'Sue' Sheldon
Randolph Scott's headshot

Randolph Scott

Inspector Angus 'Monty' Montague
Margaret Lockwood's headshot

Margaret Lockwood

Vicky Standing
J. Farrell MacDonald's headshot

J. Farrell MacDonald

Pat O'Hannegan
Martin Good Rider's headshot

Martin Good Rider

Little Chief
Maurice Moscovitch's headshot

Maurice Moscovitch

Chief Big Eagle
Moroni Olsen's headshot

Moroni Olsen

Supt. Andrew Standing
Victor Jory's headshot

Victor Jory

Wolf Pelt

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