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)
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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.
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Beautifully crafted short all the more remarkable for the studio that did such exceptional work here.
Charles Mintz saw gold in them there cartoons and thus jettisoned Walt Disney and the contractual relationship they had to start in-house production and make (he thought) even more for himself. But Mintz had a gourmand's palate without the imagination or financial willingness to feed such tastes. Columbia was rarely to come even within shouting distance of Disney, MGM and Warner Brothers where animated shorts were concerned. They just didn't much take the time or effort to go beyond nice, enjoyable fluff to fulfill contractual obligations.
That makes The Little Match Girl all the more incredible, because it's an emerald awash in a sea of shiny marbles. Much of the credit can go to Al Davis and Sid Marcus, both exceptionally talented. This is probably the crown jewel in Davis's career, a compliment, to say the least. They manage to make this endearing and heart-wrenching without it becoming maudlin or cloying. It's a remarkable piece of work and, had it been more properly promoted at the time, might have won the Academy Award (and probably should have). I don't usually go into detail about the contents of a film, preferring to let the film speak for itself, but one point I need to make: the decision to make the child smaller than normal in perspective to the world around he was brilliant-to a child, the "grownup" world is huge and more than a bit scary. It works wonderfully. That this isn't in print and available is a shame, as it should be. Well worth hunting up. Most highly recommended.
That makes The Little Match Girl all the more incredible, because it's an emerald awash in a sea of shiny marbles. Much of the credit can go to Al Davis and Sid Marcus, both exceptionally talented. This is probably the crown jewel in Davis's career, a compliment, to say the least. They manage to make this endearing and heart-wrenching without it becoming maudlin or cloying. It's a remarkable piece of work and, had it been more properly promoted at the time, might have won the Academy Award (and probably should have). I don't usually go into detail about the contents of a film, preferring to let the film speak for itself, but one point I need to make: the decision to make the child smaller than normal in perspective to the world around he was brilliant-to a child, the "grownup" world is huge and more than a bit scary. It works wonderfully. That this isn't in print and available is a shame, as it should be. Well worth hunting up. Most highly recommended.
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- Dec 13, 2002
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- Color Favorites (1948-1949 Season) #3: The Little Match Girl
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- Runtime8 minutes
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- 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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