The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

America's Little Sweetheart . . . The Dimpled Darling You Love in the Greatest of Civil War Dramas !

Directed by David Butler

Produced by 20th Century Fox

193570 min6.4 / 10

A sentimental Civil War family drama built around a child's innocent plea to save her father, blending patriotic sentiment with tap-dancing charm and melodramatic stakes.

Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Littlest Rebel end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Littlest Rebel easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is The Littlest Rebel violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Littlest Rebel scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is The Littlest Rebel sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Love40

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