Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Nadia Tass

Writers (WGA):

Shirley Temple (book)
Joe Wiesenfeld (teleplay)

Release Date:

13 May 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Family

Tagline:

Too young to read, tie her shoes, or tell time. But by the age of six she was Hollywood's leading lady.

Plot Keywords:

Shirley Temple | Child Star | Teenage Girl | Celebrity | Brown Derby

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Connie Britton	...	Gertrude Temple
Colin Friels	...	George Temple
Hinton Battle	...	Bill Robinson
Emily Hart	...	Shirley Temple (as Emily Anne Hart)
Ashley Rose	...	Shirley Temple (as Ashley Rose Orr)
James Barkley	...	Jack at age 13
Peter Barron	...	Assistant Director
Randall Berger	...	Bank President (as Randall Berger Jr.)
Zoe Bertram	...	Mrs. Pelucci
Alex Brown	...	Film Crew Member
Paul Craig	...	Simon Lee
John Diedrich	...	Sheehan
Jerome Ehlers	...	John Ford
Tony Farrell	...	Henry Hathaway
Samantha Hart	...	Shirley Temple, age 3 (as Samantha Leslie Gilliams)
Frank Gallacher	...	Schenk
William Gluth	...	Lionel Barrymore
Daniel Gostolow	...	Dancer
Don Halbert	...	Wright
Nicholas Hammond	...	Adolphe Menjou
Kaitlin Howley	...	Carlotta
Annie Jones	...	Mother
Ron Kamien	...	Victor McLaglen
Siobhan Kermeci	...	Mary Lou
David Le Page	...	Waiter at Brown Derby (as David LePage)
Brian Lipson	...	Cobb
Alex Marriott	...	George Jr. at age 16
John O'May	...	Louis B. Mayer
Shane McNamara	...	Dr. Madsen
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Alexander Hall
Russell Menzies	...	Dancer
Mark Mitchell	...	Griff
Stewart Morritt	...	B.P. Schulberg
Jessica Napier	...	Klammie
Tilia O'Donnell	...	Poor Little Girl (as Tilia O'Donnell-Barber)
Kieron O'Leary	...	Dancer
Dale Pengelly	...	Buddy Ebsen
Doug Penty	...	Radio Announcer
Joe Petruzzi	...	David O. Selznick
Nathan Phillips	...	Hugh
Rob Phillips	...	Dancer
Ken Radley	...	Adolph Zukor
Bruce Roberts	...	Gorney
Isabelle Ryan	...	Mrs. Meglin
Bruce Shapiro	...	David Butler
Elissa Stephens	...	Dell
Lucy Taylor	...	Amelia Earhart
Chris Uhlmann	...	Banker #1
Steven Vidler	...	Darryl F. Zanuck
David Watson	...	Dancer
Chris White	...	Brooklyn Man #1
Paul Winterbine	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Felicity Andersen	...	Blonde Dancer
Samantha Hall	...	Pedestrian
Chloe Looper	...	Additional voices (voice)
Noel Ballantine	...	Next-door Neighbor (uncredited)

Directed by
Nadia Tass

Writing credits (WGA)
Shirley Temple		(book) (as Shirley Temple Black)
Joe Wiesenfeld		(teleplay)

Produced by
Melissa Joan Hart	....	executive producer
Paula Hart	....	executive producer
Iain Paterson	....	producer

Original Music by
Bill Elliott

Cinematography by
David Parker

Film Editing by
Maryann Brandon

Casting by
Howard Meltzer
Donna Rosenstein

Production Design by
Jon Dowding

Set Decoration by
Chrissy Feld

Costume Design by
Anna Borghesi

Makeup Department
Amanda Rowbottom	....	key makeup artist
Cheryl Williams	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Gina Black	....	unit production manager
Brenda K. Kyle	....	executive in charge of production
Deborah Romare	....	post-production supervisor (as Deborah Sahagun)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Liz Edwards	....	second assistant director
Phil Jones	....	first assistant director
Cameron Stewart	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Milo Angel	....	graphic artist
Christopher Cox	....	production design assistant
Belinda Cusmano	....	set designer
Daryl Mills	....	property master
Michael Plummer	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Stephen Fitzmaurice	....	adr mixer
Terry O'Bright	....	sound re-recording mixer
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Andrew Ramage	....	sound mixer
Keith Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Stott	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department
Maura Fay	....	casting: Australia

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Simone Culley	....	extras costume stand-by
Alban Farrawell	....	costume supervisor
Katie Graham	....	costume buyer
Damir Peranovic	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Sara Hyoun	....	assistant editor

Music Department
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist

Transportation Department
Neville Mason	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Julie Bates	....	script supervisor (as Julie Bates-Brennan)
Hinton Battle	....	choreographer
Sarah Edmonds	....	assistant to producer
Nicholle Leahy	....	accounting assistant
Andrew Lindley	....	payroll manager
Alistair Reilly	....	location manager
Bruce Shapiro	....	dialogue coach
Rowena Zande	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Hartbreak Films
• Radio Pictures
• Village Roadshow Pictures
• Walt Disney Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2001) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Buena Vista Television
• Walt Disney Company, The
• Walt Disney Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• AAV Digital Pictures  telecine
• Buena Vista Sound  post-production sound
• R!ot  post-production facilities
• Village Roadshow Productions  production services

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Hartbreak Films

Child Star - The Shirley Temple Story

I just happened to tune into this movie on Lifetime yesterday. I was bowled over. It was wonderful! The child actress that plays Shirley was magnificent. The scenes with the actor that played Bill Robinson (Bo Jangles) and little Shirley dancing up and down the staircase just made me cry. And the actress that played Gertrude Temple - she was fabulous! The fact this movie could have been so syrupy sweet, but was straight to the point kept me watching. I especially liked the actor that played John Ford; and the Lionel Barrymore actor.....that quote he spews when little Shirley makes peace with him, "Are you a 50-year old midget?", during the filming of the "The Littlest Rebel". Great. Just plain great! This is a movie anyone of any age can watch and love.