Saturday, January 12, 1985
| The Secret Garden 1949 | |
Recommended for age 8 and older. A subdued, richly produced film version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic. Margaret O'Brien plays an orphan girl who brings happiness to her embittered uncle and his sickly son when she comes to live with them. The basically black-and-white film alternates between an atmosphere of eerie terror to match the uncle's mood, and the vitality of Technicolor whenever the children are playing in the secret garden.
• Directed by Fred M. Wilcox Written by Robert Ardrey from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Photographed by Ray June. With Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, Elsa Lanchester. (1949, 92 mins, B&W and Technicolor, Print from MGM/UA Classics)

