The Little Minister

The Little Minister

Babble, the whole world's gypsy sweetheart, lives again to fire the blood of man, woman and child!

NR 1934 · 110 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama, Romance

The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Thrums, finds himself unexpectedly falling for one of his parishioners, the hot-blooded Gypsy girl Babbie. A village-wide scandal soon erupts over the minister's relationship with this feisty, passionate young woman, who holds a secret about the village's nobleman, Lord Milford Rintoul, and his role in an increasingly fractious labor dispute.

Directed by Richard Wallace · Written by Jane Murfin

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