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Release Date:
22 February 1935 (USA) more
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Hail to the conquerer of ten million hearts.
Plot:
After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Shirley Temple ... Lloyd Sherman

Lionel Barrymore ... Col. Lloyd
Evelyn Venable ... Elizabeth Lloyd Sherman
John Lodge ... Jack Sherman
Sidney Blackmer ... Swazey
Alden 'Stephen' Chase ... Hull
William Burress ... Dr. Scott
Frank Darien ... Nebler
Robert Warwick ... Col. Gray

Hattie McDaniel ... Becky ('Mom Beck') Porter
Geneva Williams ... Maria
Avonnie Jackson ... May Lily
Nyanza Potts ... Henry Clay
Bill Robinson ... Walker
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Edward Earle ... Colonel's Aide (scenes deleted)
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Runtime:
80 min
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Black and White | Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | USA:PG (1994) | Australia:G

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The party scene at the end of the movie was the first time that Shirley Temple was filmed in color. Color shooting required Temple to wear makeup for the first time in any of her films. more
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Continuity: When Swazey and Hull come to see Jack, they stop and speak to Lloyd. During the conversation, Lloyd's hat ribbons alternate between hanging down her back and hanging over her shoulder. more
Quotes:
Col. Lloyd: What are you doing here?
Elizabeth Lloyd Sherman: Wait, Jack, let me tell him! Father, this is the man I'm going to marry. I knew you would never give your consent, so that's why we were going to elope.
Jack Sherman: I wanted to come to you, sir, and ask your permission, but?
Col. Lloyd: Silence! Why did you assume that I would object to an honorable marriage?
Elizabeth Lloyd Sherman: I know how you feel about the South.
Col. Lloyd: I hate all Yankees.
Elizabeth Lloyd Sherman: That's why we didn't come and tell you.
Col. Lloyd: Then you knew you were doing wrong! How can you marry a man who represents everything that a true Southerner should hate? A man who fought against your father, your brother, and all your kinfolk. For all you know, he may have fired the shot that killed your brother!
Jack Sherman: I was in the war, sir, and though I fought on the other side, the South has always had my admiration and respect. My mother was a Virginian. But might I remind you, sir, that the war has been over for some time.
Col. Lloyd: The war will never be over for me and mine, sir. I want to kill you. I don't know but what I will. Elizabeth, go to your room.
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Featured in 100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV) more
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Wade in the Water more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
classic, 29 May 2004
Author: paptwin from australia

There will never be a child star to match Shirley Temple. A born actress, dancer, and entertainer. In this movie she has an amazing support cast of Lionel Barrymore who plays the part of a crusty grandfather but Shirley with her cute and charming ways soon melts the heart of the old grandfather.

Hattie Mac Daniel plays the faithful servant and once again it made you realize just how much these beloved negroes sometimes knew more than " The white folks". The dancing down the steps with "Bojangles Bill Robinson" is something that can make you appreciate the talent of a young and not so young. The story line can be weak in places and the acting might be a bit corny to todays standards but if you need a feel good movie then drag out a Shirley Temple movie . You won't be disappointed.

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