Little Miss Broadway (1938)

Director:

Irving Cummings

Writers:

Harry Tugend (writer)
Jack Yellen (writer)

Release Date:

16 September 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical

Plot:

An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Orphan | Orphanage | Twins | Uncle

Cast

Shirley Temple	...	Betsy Brown Shea
George Murphy	...	Roger Wendling, Sarah's nephew
Jimmy Durante	...	Jimmy Clayton, Jazz Bandits bandleader
Phyllis Brooks	...	Barbara Shea
Edna May Oliver	...	Sarah Wendling, owner, Hotel Variety
George Barbier	...	Fiske, attorney
Edward Ellis	...	William J. 'Pop' Shea, manager, Hotel Variety
Jane Darwell	...	Miss Hutchins, orphanage matron
El Brendel	...	Ole
Donald Meek	...	Willoughby Wendling
Patricia Wilder	...	Flossie, switchboard operator, Hotel Variety
Claude Gillingwater	...	Judge
George Brasno	...	Himself
Olive Brasno	...	Herself
Charles Williams	...	Mike Brody

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)

Certification:

Finland:S | USA:PG (1994)

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the spectator in the courtroom pushes Mrs. Wendling after the "Sing Me an Old-Fashioned Tune" bit, the bench wobbles.

Quotes:

Roger Wendling: It's my property and my money just as much as it is hers, and trustee or no trustee, she's got to give it to me.
Willoughby Wendling: Did you ask her?
Roger Wendling: I asked her for the hotel and fifteen hundred dollars, just enough to rent a theater and back a show to give those poor devils a chance to earn a living for themselves.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Swing Me an Old Fashioned Song

Such Talent for such a little girl!

An orphaned Shirley is adopted by an elderly man and his daughter who run a hotel for "Entertainers", however when the rent is past due, the grumpy wealthy landlady who lives next door, tries to have the hotel closed. When that attempt fails, she has Shirley sent back to the orphanage, because of the " unwholesome " atmosphere at the hotel. But fear not, it IS a Shirley movie---it always works out!

I think this is an adorable movie. It's hard to grasp the reality of how YOUNG Shirley was when she did these films. To be so talented at such a young age! The story is cute, with a probably predictable ending, but the characters stand out and keep your interest. And watching Shirley dance to " We Belong Together " with George Murphy always makes me smile. Edna Oliver is PERFECT as a cantankerous IL' landlady. The film clearly isn't an Oscar winner, but if you enjoy good, wholesome entertainment without all the sex, violence and fowl language, you will LOVE this movie.