Lost Angel
Lost Angel is a 1943 drama film directed by Roy Rowland, starring Margaret O'Brien as a little orphan girl raised to be a genius. James Craig plays a reporter who shows her the world outside the Institute of Child Psychology.
Plot
The professors of the Institute of Child Psychology raise a foundling baby, whom they name "Alpha", as an experiment to see if a scientific upbringing can create a genius. By the time she is six years old, Alpha can speak Chinese, play chess and the harp, and has studied algebra and the campaigns of Napoleon, among other things.
More details
| author | Isobel Lennart |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Roy Rowland |
| editor | Frank E. Hull |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | algebra back pack change of heart chess chinese chinese language convicted murderer disturb escaped convict exonerate first time foundling harp job transfer love measles napoleon nightclub singer quarantine test subject understand upbringing wait wash |
| musicBy | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| producer | Robert Sisk |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |