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The Beloved Brat

  • 1938
  • Approved
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
287
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Bonita Granville in The Beloved Brat (1938)
ComedyDrama

Drama about a problem child and her problem parents.Drama about a problem child and her problem parents.Drama about a problem child and her problem parents.

  • Director
    • Arthur Lubin
  • Writers
    • Lawrence Kimble
    • Jean Negulesco
    • Wally Kline
  • Stars
    • Bonita Granville
    • Dolores Costello
    • Donald Crisp
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    287
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arthur Lubin
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Kimble
      • Jean Negulesco
      • Wally Kline
    • Stars
      • Bonita Granville
      • Dolores Costello
      • Donald Crisp
    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast56

    Bonita Granville
    Bonita Granville
    • Roberta Morgan
    Dolores Costello
    Dolores Costello
    • Helen Cosgrove
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Mr. John Morgan
    Natalie Moorhead
    Natalie Moorhead
    • Mrs. Evelyn Morgan
    Lucile Gleason
    Lucile Gleason
    • Miss Brewster
    • (as Lucille Gleason)
    Donald Briggs
    Donald Briggs
    • Jerome Williams
    Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    • Jenkins
    Loia Cheaney
    • Mrs. Jenkins
    Leo Gorcey
    Leo Gorcey
    • Spike Matz
    Ellen Lowe
    • Anna
    Mary Doyle
    • Miss Mitchell
    Paul Everton
    Paul Everton
    • Judge Henry Harris
    Bernice Pilot
    • Mrs. White
    Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
    Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
    • Pinkie White
    • (as Stymie Beard)
    Meredith White
    • Arabella White
    Gloria Fisher
    • Boots
    • (as Gloria Fischer)
    Barbara Dandridge
    • Black Girl
    Leroy Dennie
    • Black Boy on Bicycle
    • Director
      • Arthur Lubin
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Kimble
      • Jean Negulesco
      • Wally Kline
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews16

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The $50 Roberta receives from her father as a birthday present would equate to over $900 in 2019.
    • Goofs
      In two consecutive scenes between Donald Briggs and Dolores Costello, one interior and then exterior, first the shadow of the mike and then the mike and boom can be seen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jack Wrather: A Legacy of Film and Friendship (2022)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 30, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Girls on Probation
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • First National Pictures
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 2m(62 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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