Anne of Windy Poplars (film)

This article is about the 1940 American film. For the novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, see Anne of Windy Poplars.
Anne of Windy Poplars
Directed by Jack Hively
Produced by Cliff Reid
Based on the novel by L.M. Montgomery
Starring Anne Shirley
James Ellison
Patric Knowles
Slim Summerville
Cinematography Frank Redman
Production
company
Release dates
1940
Running time
86 mins
Country United States
Language English

Anne of Windy Poplars is a 1940 film starring actress Dawn O'Day, under her stage name of Anne Shirley which she had adopted after starring as the character Anne Shirley in the 1934 film Anne of Green Gables.

Plot

Anne Shirley takes up a teaching position in a town where she finds herself unaccountably in conflict with the founding family and its sour matriarch.

Reception

The film recorded a loss of $176,000.[1]

References

  1. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p149

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