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.
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| Complete credited 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 | |
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When a maid is accidentally hit by a car and killed, her young orphaned daughter is forced to live with the snooty couple she used to work for. A custody battle soon ensues between an aviator who adores the little girl and the couple's crotchety Uncle Ned. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 December 1934 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Shirley aviatrice See more »Filming Locations:
Glendale Grand Central Air Terminal - Grandview Avenue, Glendale, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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(FMC Library Print)Sound Mix:
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1.37 : 1
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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.
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Even though there is very little singing and dancing, which is a big part of the appeal of Shirley Temple, it's still a solid film.
This was the first movie in which was Shirley was the big star, I believe, and you can see why she quickly won the hearts of Americans.
Although there is only one song, it's perhaps her most famous: "On the Good Ship Lollipop." The rest of the film is almost as charming as that song with many sweet, touching moments that made her films so endearing.
It also helped to have James Dunn as the male lead. Dunn was one of the more likable guys in classic Hollywood, on and off the screen. He and Shirley make a great pair.
Other interesting people to watch in this movie are the crabby old grandfather, played by Charles Sellon; the spoiled brat played by Jane Withers, who is so bad she's funny and an assortment of other characters from fliers to cooks to old girlfriends.
The only negative is the ending. It looked like they didn't know how to end this, so they rushed to finish it without much thought. Oh, well, the main thing is Shirley's charm.....and that's there in abundance.