The first Technicolor feature for Shirley Temple tells the tale of Sara Crewe, a young Victorian England schoolgirl enrolled into a boarding school by her father since he is being sent off to fight in the Boer War. Due to her father's wealth and status, Sara is given special treatment that causes the other girls to dislike her. When her father is reported killed in action and she is now penniless, the cruel headmistress forces Sara to live in the drafty attic and work long hours in the kitchen to pay her room and board. Sara keeps her hopes up by thinking her father is still alive and bravely travels the streets of London to visit the wounded soldiers at the military hospital. Things turn out better for Sara with a fateful reunion capping this classic tale.