Ten-year-old Mary Lennox (Margaret O'Brien), a sour and spoiled child raised in India by non-affectionate parents, is forced to move to England to live with her uncle, Sir Archibald Craven (Herbert Marshall), when her parents both die of cholera. With only the hard-hearted housekeeper, Mrs Medlock (Gladys Cooper), to look after her, Mary is confined to her room, one of 100 rooms at the Craven manor, and made to care for herself. While playing outside one day, Mary finds a key to a garden that Sir Archibald has ordered locked since the death of his wife 10 years ago. With the help of her friend Dickon (Brian Roper), brother of Mary's maidservant Martha (Elsa Lanchester), Mary begins to care for the garden. One day, while exploring the manor against the orders of Mrs Medlock, Mary comes upon the source of a strange crying she has heard throughout the house -- her cousin Colin Craven (Dean Stockwell), a sickly child of her age who has been confined to his bed for years. With Mary's help and the secret garden, Mary brings life back to her cousin and the dreary manor.
The Secret Garden is a 1911 novel by English author Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), published initially in serial format in The American Magazine, starting in the autumn of 1910. The novel has been made into several movies including: The Secret Garden (1919), 'The Secret Garden (1975) (TV series), The Secret Garden (1987), The Secret Garden (1993), and The Secret Garden (1999). It was adapted for this movie by American playwright and screenwriter Robert Ardrey.
Dickon and Mary sneak into Colin's room in the middle of the night to tell him how his mother was killed by a fallen tree limb and how his father afterward tried to chop down the tree. Dickon warns Colin that his father promised to destroy the garden if anyone ever went into it again. Colin promises never to reveal the garden to anyone. As they talk, Sir Archibald enters Colin's room, so Dickon and Mary hide under the bed. Father announces that he's going to take Colin to Italy with him 'for a long time', but Colin refuses to go. The next day, a man from London comes to purchase the house and write out a check for it. When the man mentions the beautiful secret garden that he saw when he climbed up a ladder, Sir Archibald rushes out to the garden where he finds Mary, Dickon, and his son. Colin rises from his wheelchair and walks toward his father while begging him not to hurt the garden. Sir Archibald hugs the children, and the buyer tears up his check.
Yes. The copyright has expired, and The Secret Garden is in the public domain. It can be downloaded free from Project Gutenberg.
Powered by Alexa
- How long is The Secret Garden?1 hour and 32 minutes
- When was The Secret Garden released?April 30, 1949
- What is the IMDb rating of The Secret Garden?7.5 out of 10
- Who stars in The Secret Garden?
- Who wrote The Secret Garden?
- Who directed The Secret Garden?
- Who was the composer for The Secret Garden?
- Who was the producer of The Secret Garden?
- Who was the cinematographer for The Secret Garden?
- Who was the editor of The Secret Garden?
- Who are the characters in The Secret Garden?Mary Lennox, Archibald Craven, Colin Craven, Mrs. Medlock, Martha Sowerby, Dickon Sowerby, Ben Weatherstaff, Dr. Griddlestone, Barney, Mr. Pitcher, and others
- What is the plot of The Secret Garden?A girl is sent to live with her uncle on his estate when her parents die. There she discovers much intrigue, family history and secrets and personal baggage. In particular, a screaming child and...a secret garden.
- What was the budget for The Secret Garden?1.432 million
- What is The Secret Garden rated?Passed
- What genre is The Secret Garden?Drama and Family
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content