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Scandal at Scourie (1953)

1953-05-17 · 1h 30m · EN
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After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba. All of them are available for adoption and at a stop at Scourie, Ontario little Patsy meets Victoria McChesney. Victoria and her husband Patrick have no children and she immediately decides to adopt the girl. The only condition imposed on them is that as Patsy has been baptized a Roman Catholic the Protestant McChesneys agree to raise her as a Catholic. Patsy is a well-behaved little girl whose only real problem is a school bully, also one of the orphans, who spreads stories that she set their orphanage on fire.

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Karl TunbergWriterJean NegulescoDirectorNorman CorwinWriterLeonard SpigelgassWriter

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Greer GarsonGreer GarsonVictoria McChesneyWalter PidgeonWalter PidgeonPatrick J. McChesneyAgnes MooreheadAgnes MooreheadSister JosephineDonna CorcoranDonna CorcoranPatsyArthur ShieldsArthur ShieldsFather ReillyPhilip OberPhilip OberB. G. BelneyRhys WilliamsRhys WilliamsBill SwazeyMargalo GillmoreMargalo GillmoreAlice HanoverJohn LuptonJohn LuptonArtemusPhilip TongePhilip TongeFred GogartyWilton GraffWilton GraffLeffingtonIan WolfeIan WolfeCouncilman Hurdwell

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What is Scandal at Scourie about?

After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba. All of them are available for adoption and at a stop at Scourie, Ontario little Patsy meets Victoria McChesney. Victoria and her husband Patrick have no children and she immediately decides to adopt the girl. The only condition imposed on them is that as Patsy has been baptized a Roman Catholic the Protestant McChesneys agree to raise her as a Catholic. Patsy is a well-behaved little girl whose only real problem is a school bully, also one of the orphans, who spreads stories that she set their orphanage on fire.

How long is Scandal at Scourie?

Scandal at Scourie has a runtime of 90 minutes.