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American Girl’s ‘Maryellen 1955’: Very Careful Family Fare

A series of short films based on the American Girl dolls have been produced over the past few years. The latest carries the long-winded title An American Girl Story Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas. The title role is performed by Alyvia Alyn Lind, who played Dolly Parton in last year’s Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors. Set in the mid-1950s, we find Maryellen, one of the middle children in a large Florida family.