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The Key to the Most Unusual Picture of the Year

The Secret Garden

When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.

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The Secret Garden Cast

Name Character
Dean Stockwell He was 13, now 88 years old as Colin Craven
Reginald Owen He was 61, 85 years old when he died as Ben Weatherstaff
Herbert Marshall He was 58, 75 years old when he died as Archibald Craven
Margaret O'Brien She was 12, now 87 years old as Mary Lennox
Gladys Cooper She was 60, 82 years old when she died as Mrs. Medlock
Brian Roper He was 0, 44 years old when he died as Dickon
Elsa Lanchester She was 46, 84 years old when she died as Martha

The Secret Garden Crew

Name Department
Edwin B. Willis as Set Decoration. He was 56 (70) years old when He died Art
Walter Plunkett as Costume Design. He was 46 (79) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Fred M. Wilcox as Director. He was 41 (56) years old when He died Directing
Ray June as Director of Photography. He was 54 (63) years old when He died Camera
Robert Kern as Editor. He was 64 (87) years old when He died Editing
Urie McCleary as Art Direction. He was 43 (75) years old when He died Art
Robert Ardrey as Screenplay. He was 40 (71) years old when He died Writing
Frances Hodgson Burnett as Novel. She was 99 (74) years old when She died Writing
Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 56 (67) years old when He died Art
Clarence Brown as Producer. He was 58 (97) years old when He died Production
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The Secret Garden (75 years)

The Key to the Most Unusual Picture of the Year

  • Release day: Saturday, April 30, 1949
  • Runtime: 92 minutes