Bright Eyes (1934)

Director:

David Butler

Writers:

William M. Conselman (screen play)
David Butler (story) ...
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Release Date:

28 December 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical

Plot:

An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody.

Plot Keywords:

Aviator | Uncle | Godfather | Custody Battle | Maid

Cast

Shirley Temple	...	Shirley Blake
James Dunn	...	Loop Merritt
Jane Darwell	...	Mrs. Higgins
Judith Allen	...	Adele Martin
Lois Wilson	...	Mary Blake
Charles Sellon	...	Uncle Ned Smith
Walter Johnson	...	Thomas
Jane Withers	...	Joy Smythe
Theodore von Eltz	...	J. Wellington Smythe (as Theodor von Eltz)
Dorothy Christy	...	Anita Smythe
Brandon Hurst	...	Higgins
George Irving	...	Judge Thompson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wade Boteler	...	Detective (uncredited)
Robert Burgess	...	Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
Crilly Butler	...	Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
Russ Clark	...	Aviator (uncredited)
Fred Crawford	...	Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
Robert Dalton	...	Aviator (uncredited)
David Field	...	Aviator (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty	...	Aviator in Raincoat (uncredited)
James Flavin	...	Bob - Pilot (uncredited)
Earle Foxe	...	Bond Man (uncredited)
Sam Hayes	...	Sam Hayes - Radio News Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Rodney Hildebrand	...	Driver of Death Car (uncredited)
Sunny Ingraham	...	Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson	...	Ned's Attorney (uncredited)
Gardner James	...	Glendale Airport Radio Operator (uncredited)
Sam Labrador	...	Tony - Airport Houseboy (uncredited)
Phil Marshall	...	Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
John McGuire	...	Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
Harry McKee	...	Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
Paul McVey	...	Attorney (uncredited)
Frank Moran	...	Truck Driver (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer	...	Extra as Lawyer (uncredited)
Thomas Murray	...	Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
Dave O'Brien	...	Bill - Aviator (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton	...	Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
Peter Potter	...	Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
Ad Schaumer	...	Driver (uncredited)
Paul Schwegler	...	Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
Harry Strang	...	Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Terry	...	Rags - Loop's Dog (uncredited)

Directed by
David Butler

Writing credits
William M. Conselman		(screen play) (as William Conselman)
David Butler		(story) and
Edwin J. Burke		(story) (as Edwin Burke)
Henry Johnson		contributor to special sequences (uncredited)

Produced by
Sol M. Wurtzel	....	producer

Original Music by
David Buttolph		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Arthur C. Miller		(photography) (as Arthur Miller)

Art Direction by
Duncan Cramer
Albert Hogsett

Costume Design by
Royer		(gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ad Schaumer	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
S.C. Chapman	....	sound

Stunts
Opal Ernie	....	stunts (uncredited)
Duke Green	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bruce Randall	....	stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department
Sidney Clare	....	lyrics
Samuel Kaylin	....	musical director
Richard A. Whiting	....	music

Other crew
Bob Blair	....	aeronautics advisor
Sammy Lee	....	numbers stager
Marilyn Granas	....	stand-in: Shirley Temple (uncredited)
Carl Spitz	....	dog owner and trainer: "Terry" (uncredited)
Garland Weaver	....	stand-in: James Dunn (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Fox Film)

Distributors

• Fox Film Corporation (1934) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Film (1935) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Teakwood Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (????) (worldwide) (all media) (re-release) (as 20th Century Fox)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

85 min (FMC Library Print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:PG (re-release) | USA:Approved (PCA #427) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Glendale Grand Central Air Terminal - Grandview Avenue, Glendale, California, USA

Company:

Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

One scene called for Shirley Temple to slap Jane Withers. Temple repeatedly refused to do so, but after much coercion from director David Butler, she finally slapped Withers so hard that both girls burst into tears.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the song "On the Good Ship Lollipop" while the plane is taxiing you can see the edge of the screen where they are projecting the outside. This is most obvious when she sings the line "...and there you are..." just after "Cracker Jack Bands fill the air" the first time.

Quotes:

Mary Blake:It's so wonderful of you boys to give Shirley her Christmas party.
James 'Loop' Merritt:We're getting a big kick out of it ourselves.
Mary Blake:She'll be so surprised. She doesn't expect much, you know.
James 'Loop' Merritt:You get her down to the airport as early in the morning as you can.
Mary Blake:I may not be able to come with her, but I'll be down just as soon as I can get away.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "All in the Family: Archie and Edith Alone (#2.19)" (1972)

Soundtrack:

The Man on the Flying Trapeze

"good Ship Lollipop" Shirley Temple stolen by Jane Withers

One of Shirley Temple's best movies is stolen by an absolutely riotous performance by Jane Withers as Temple's bratty nemesis-the mean rich kid who picks on poor,noble motherless Shirley. This is the movie that boasts Temple's anthem- On the Good Ship Lollipop.Worth seeing if you haven't seen a Shirley Temple movie.And this was one of the major hits of the 1930's.