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"I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I've never been able to believe it. I don't believe a rose would be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk-cabbage."
This article is about the 1958 Canadian TV musical, starring Kathy Willard. You may be looking for the 1958 Polish TV film of the same name, starring Danuta Przesmycka.

Anne of Green Gables is a Canadian TV film directed by Don Harron. It is based on Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery and stars Kathy Willard as Anne Shirley. It is a live television broadcast of an early version of the musical Anne of Green Gables: The Musical.

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Margot Christie as Marilla, Kathy Willard as Anne and John Drainie as Matthew in the 1958 CBC production of Anne of Green Gables.

Casting

  • Although for the most part this film is identical to the 1956 version, one of the most noticeable differences is in the casting. There were four cast changes:
    • Toby Tarnow (Anne Shirley) was replaced by Kathy Willard
    • Barbara Tremain (Mrs. Spencer) was replaced by Maude Whitmore
    • Jean Keller (Mrs. Blewett) was replaced by Aileen Seaton
    • Pegi Brown (Mrs. Bell) was replaced by Araby Lockhart

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