The Little Match Girl

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A little match seller's dream of Christmas becomes a reality when she perishes in the snow and goes to Heaven.A little match seller's dream of Christmas becomes a reality when she perishes in the snow and goes to Heaven.A little match seller's dream of Christmas becomes a reality when she perishes in the snow and goes to Heaven.

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6.9/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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The Rhythmettes

Beatrice Hagen

Opera Singers
(uncredited)

Gertrude Lawrence

Opera Singers
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Ethelreda Leopold

Opera Singers
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Trivia
At the start of 1937, America was still in the throes of the Great Depression, though better days would be coming. The idea of an impoverished waif selling matches would have resonated with many cinema audiences at the time.

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10/10

Beautiful re-telling of the Hans Chirstian Andersen fairy tale

This is my first "Color Rhapsody" cartoon from Columbia Pictures that I have seen. I thought it was a beautiful re-telling of the sad Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. But of course, the setting was changed to a modern American city, and Grandmother's angel was also omitted from the cartoon.

Here is something I just learned: this cartoon was nominated for Best Animated Short Subject. But sadly, it was lost to Walt Disney in "The Old Mill." So anyway, that is all I have to say about this beautifully animated cartoon as a fan of Hans Christian Andersen's tales. And this cartoon is also a favorite from the "Color Rhapsody" series.