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Molly : an American girl on the home front [videorecording] / American Girl ; Warner Bros. ; executive producers Ellen L. Brothers, Nancy Bennett, Lisa Gillan, Julia Roberts, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Marisa Yeres ; teleplay by Anna Sandor ; directed by Joyce Chopra.

American girl (other title)
Chopra, Joyce (film director). Sandor, Anna (screenwriter). Ellen L. Brothers (film producer). Nancy Bennett (film producer). Lisa Gillan (film producer). Julia Roberts (film producer). Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (film producer). Marisa Yeres (film producer). Ritter, Maya (actor). Baker, David Aaron, 1963- (actor). Green, Tory (actor). Manninen, Sarah (actor). Farrell, Genevieve, 1989- (actor). Chalmers, Andrew (actor). Ringwald, Molly (actor). Hajian, Chris (composer). Warner Bros. Entertainment (Firm) (film publisher). Warner Home Video (Firm) (film distributor). Maya Ritter, David Aaron Baker, Tory Green, Sarah Manninen, Genevieve Farrell, Andrew Chalmers, Molly Ringwald. (Cast).

Summary:

Based on several of the "Molly: An American Girl" books, this story is set in 1943 in the fictional town of Jefferson, Illinois during World War II. Molly McIntire and her family are learning to cope with the changes the war has brought to their close-knit family. Molly misses her father who went overseas to care for the wounded soldiers. As they try to keep things running smoothly, Molly enters a dance contest at school. She and her friends are lively, outgoing and always bursting with ideas. Also during this time a young girl named Emily comes from London England to live with the family and Molly learns the importance of getting along and pulling together.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780780670624
  • ISBN: 0780670620
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (83 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Deluxe edition.
  • Publisher: California : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2011].
  • Distributor: Burbank, California : Warner Home Video, [2011].

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released in 2006.
Based on the "Molly" stories authored by Valerie Tripp for the American Girl series.
Special features: "Sisters of the skies-Molly, an American girl on the home front": meet veteran members of women's airforce service pilots recounting their adrenaline-filled days serving as the first women who became a part of a man's war; "All about Molly, an American girl": an insider's tour through Molly's world; "Uncle Sam wants you...to tap dance".
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Chris Hajian.
Participant or Performer Note:
Maya Ritter, David Aaron Baker, Tory Green, Sarah Manninen, Genevieve Farrell, Andrew Chalmers, Molly Ringwald.
Target Audience Note:
Recommended for girls 8 and up.
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen presenation; Dolby surround stereo.
Language Note:
Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Subject: Girls > Illinois > Juvenile films.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Juvenile films.
Tap dancing > Juvenile films.
Nineteen forties > Juvenile films.
Genre: Made-for-TV movies.
Children's films.
Action and adventure films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 23 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.

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