The Secret Garden Movies, Media Adaptations & Suggested Reading

The Secret Garden Related Titles/Adaptations

The Secret Garden was made into a film by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1949.

The screenplay was written by Robert Ardrey and Fred Wilcox directed. The film starred Margaret O'Brien as Mary, Dean Stockwell as Colin, and Brian Roger as Dickon. This film does not capture the subtleties of the novel, and it emphasizes sentimentality. A better adaptation is the 1987 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television movie from Rosemont Productions. Filmed at Highclere Castle, Newbury, England, it stars Gennie James as Mary, Barret Oliver as Dickon, and Jadrien Steele as Colin. Blanche Hanalis wrote the screenplay, and Alan Grint directed this adaptation.