Anne of Green Gables (1934 film)

Anne of Green Gables is a 1934 black-and-white film directed by George Nichols Jr., also starring Anne Shirley as Anne Shirley.

Cast

 * Anne Shirley as Anne Shirley
 * Tom Brown as Gilbert Blythe
 * O. P. Heggie as Matthew Cuthbert
 * Helen Westley as Marilla Cuthbert
 * Sara Haden as Mrs. Rachel Barry
 * Murray Kinnell as Teddy Phillips
 * Gertrude Messinger as Diana Barry
 * Charley Grapewin as Dr. Tatum
 * Hilda Vaughn as Mrs. Blewett
 * June Preston as Mrs. Blewett's daughter
 * Frank Darien as Angus, Stationmaster (uncredited)
 * Bonita Granville as School Girl (uncredited)
 * Ann Miller as Child Extra (uncredited)
 * George Offerman Jr. as Herbert Root (uncredited)
 * Paul Stanton as Dr. Terry (uncredited)
 * Margaret Armstrong as Mrs. Spencer (uncredited)
 * Ben Hall (uncredited)

Behind the scenes

 * It's the second Anne of Green Gables film released and the last one released during L. M. Montgomery's lifetime.
 * Released on November 23, 1934, fifteen years after the first film was released.

Differences from the book

 * Rachel Lynde and Mrs. Barry, Diana's mother, are combined in the film as one character under the name "Mrs. Rachel Barry".
 * Anne names Green Gables herself, instead of that already being the name of the Cuthberts' farm.
 * Anne is fourteen at the beginning instead of eleven, as in the book.
 * Diana has blonde curls instead of black hair.
 * The relationship between Anne and Gilbert is the focal point of the story, and Anne and Diana's friendship is barely touched upon, with Anne only referring to Diana once as her bosom friend, and sitting next to her in school (opposite the aisle from Gilbert).
 * Marilla disapproves of Anne and Gilbert's relationship, instead of secretly hoping for Anne and Gilbert to get together, the way she does in the book.
 * Instead of being thin and greying, Marilla is plump and big-bosomed and has dark hair. She is also noticeably stricter with Anne than in the book.
 * Anne and Gilbert court in secret for three years until Mrs. Barry catches them kissing, and tells Marilla, who forbids Anne to have anything more to do with Gilbert.