Lost Angel (1943) MGM
Stories about young waifs who are reared to be geniuses have a special place in my heart. I have written many stories about these prodigies and some have been lost in space(reformatted computers and the like) and some were already submitted somewhere out there. LOST ANGEL is one such story shown decades before I was born. The role Alpha was tailor-made for then little Margaret O'Brien(who actually is close to the age of my father) who was one of the most popular little girls in Hollywood. Judy Garland once said when she was being interviewed about her young co-star in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS that she saw herself in her and she was glad that during Margaret's time, she did not need to take uppers to stay wide awake(she and Andy Rooney were given pills, stunting their growth). Still, she was worried that Margaret might miss on her childhood, so as much as she could, she played with her...Thankfully, now at 77, Margaret O'Brien is still very a...