Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise ... See full summary »

Director:

Edwin L. Marin

Writer:

George Bruce (original screenplay)

Stars:

Shirley Temple, William Gargan, Guy Kibbee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shirley Temple	...	Annie Rooney
William Gargan	...	Rooney
Guy Kibbee	...	Grandpop
Dickie Moore	...	Marty
Peggy Ryan	...	Myrtle
Roland Dupree	...	Joey (as Roland Du Pree)
Gloria Holden	...	Mrs. White
Jonathan Hale	...	Mr. White
Mary Field	...	Mrs. Metz
George Lloyd	...	Burns
Jan Buckingham	...	Madam Sylvia
Selmer Jackson	...	Mr. Thomas
June Lockhart	...	Stella Bainbridge
Charles Coleman	...	Sidney
Edgar Dearing	...	Policeman

Storyline

A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress.

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Plot Keywords:

birthday party | dress shop | scrapbook | party dress | hip talk | 

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Taglines:

Glamor girls beware!

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 May 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Pequena Heroína

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At Marty's party in the jitterbug dance sequence with Annie, Roland Dupree (who played Joey) was the one who actually danced with Shirley Temple instead of Dickie Moore. Shots of the dance sequence were done at a distance with a close-up of Dickie Moore at the very end.

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Goofs

In a close-up shot of Annie's hand where she is holding the card with the roses from Marty, she is wearing nail polish, but in the next full shot where she is holding the card with the roses, her nails are not painted.

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Connections

Featured in Private Screenings: Child Stars (2006)

User Reviews

This is the Best Shirley Temple Movie

In my opinion, "Miss Annie Rooney" is the best Shirley Temple movie ever made. The movie features a fourteen year-old Annie Rooney(Temple) who meets a young man(Moore) from a wealthy family by accident(literally). He invites her to his birthday party and Annie's family(her father and grandfather) go through many changes to raise the money for Annie's evening gown and accessories. After she arrives at the party, she soon discovers that the fireworks has just begun. Real good PG family entertainment.