Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
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| Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joyce Chopra |
| Written by | Anna Sandor |
| Starring | Maya Ritter Tory Green Hannah Fleming Samantha Wilson Josette Halpert David Aaron Baker |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
| Release date(s) | November 26, 2006 |
| Preceded by | Felicity: An American Girl Adventure |
| Followed by | Kit: An American Girl in the Great Depression |
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front is the third movie in The American Girl Movie Collection, but is the first to premiere on the Disney Channel. The first two movies were broadcast on The WB Television Network, but the series moved since it no longer fit in with its original network following the WB/UPN merger. It premiered on November 26, 2006, but was not tagged as a Disney Channel Original Movie.
Based on several of the "Molly: An American Girl" books, this story is set in 1943 in the 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, the "Miss Victory" contest. 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.
[edit] Cast
- Maya Ritter as Molly McIntire
- Tory Green as Emily
- Hannah Fleming as Susan
- Samantha Wilson as Linda
- Josette Halpert as Alison Hargate
- David Aaron Baker as Dr. James McIntire
- Molly Ringwald as Helen McIntire
- Genevieve Farrell as Jill McIntire
- Andrew Chalmers as Ricky McIntire
[edit] External Links
- An American Girl on the Home Front — official home page
- An American Girl on the Home Front at the Internet Movie Database
