
Bright Eyes (1934)
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- Approved
- 1h 25min
- Comedy, Drama
- 28 Dec 1934 (USA)
- Movie
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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Cast verified as complete
Shirley Temple | ... |
Shirley Blake
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James Dunn | ... |
Loop Merritt
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Jane Darwell | ... |
Mrs. Higgins
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Judith Allen | ... |
Adele Martin
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Lois Wilson | ... |
Mary Blake
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Charles Sellon | ... |
Uncle Ned Smith
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Walter Johnson | ... |
Thomas - The Chauffeur
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Jane Withers | ... |
Joy Smythe
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Theodore von Eltz | ... |
J. Wellington Smythe
(as Theodor von Eltz)
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Dorothy Christy | ... |
Anita Smythe
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Brandon Hurst | ... |
Higgins - the Butler
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George Irving | ... |
Judge Thompson
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Wade Boteler | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Ann Bupp | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Robert Burgess | ... |
Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
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Crilly Butler | ... |
Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
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Russ Clark | ... |
Aviator (uncredited)
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Fred Crawford | ... |
Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
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Robert Dalton | ... |
Aviator (uncredited)
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David Field | ... |
Aviator (uncredited)
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Pat Flaherty | ... |
Aviator in Raincoat (uncredited)
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James Flavin | ... |
Bob - Aviator (uncredited)
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Earle Foxe | ... |
Bond Man (uncredited)
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Sam Hayes | ... |
Sam Hayes - Radio News Broadcaster (uncredited) (voice)
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Rodney Hildebrand | ... |
Driver of Death Car (uncredited)
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Sunny Ingraham | ... |
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
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Selmer Jackson | ... |
Ned's Attorney (uncredited)
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Gardner James | ... |
Glendale Airport Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Sam Labrador | ... |
Tony - Airport Houseboy (uncredited)
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Phil Marshall | ... |
Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
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John McGuire | ... |
Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
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Harry McKee | ... |
Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
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Paul McVey | ... |
Attorney (uncredited)
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Frank Moran | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Lawyer at Hearing (uncredited)
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Thomas Murray | ... |
Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
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Dave O'Brien | ... |
Bill - Aviator (uncredited)
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Steve Pendleton | ... |
Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
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Peter Potter | ... |
Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
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Dick Rush | ... |
Court Officer (uncredited)
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Ad Schaumer | ... |
Driver (uncredited)
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Paul Schwegler | ... |
Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
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Harry Strang | ... |
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
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William Tannen | ... |
Blake - Shirley's Father - in Photo (uncredited)
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Terry | ... |
Rags - Loop's Dog (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Butler |
Written by
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 |
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 |
Additional Crew
Bob Blair | ... | aeronautics advisor |
Sammy Lee | ... | number staged by |
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)
Distributors
- Fox Film Corporation (1934) (United States) (theatrical) (20th Century Fox)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1935) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as 20th Century Fox)
- Fox Film Company (1935) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1935) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1935) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fox-Film (1935) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
When a maid is accidentally hit by a car and killed, her young orphaned daughter is forced to live with the snooty couple for whom she used to work. A custody battle soon ensues between an aviator who adores the little girl and the couple's crotchety Uncle Ned.
Written by Daniel Bubbeo |
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Taglines | She's the sweetheart of the airdrome...guardian angel of the fliers who rate their lives more lightly than her love! (Print Ad- The Lodi News, ((Lodi, Calif.)) 7 January 1935) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Terry (Rags) is the same dog that played Toto in The Wizard of Oz (1939). See more » |
Goofs | When Shirley is out with Joy giving their dolls buggy rides and Joy wants to operate on Shirley's doll, Shirley says she doesn't want Mary Lou to be operated on. But the doll she actually has is not the small one she named Mary Lou; it's the larger one named Loopy given to her by the aviators. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in America at the Movies (1976). See more » |
Soundtracks | On the Good Ship Lollipop See more » |
Quotes |
Joy Smythe:
What are you gonna get for Christmas? I'm gonna get a pink dollhouse with real furniture and a real piano and a tennis racket and a great big doll. Shirley Blake: I asked Santa Claus to bring me a doll. Joy Smythe: There ain't any Santa Claus! Shirley Blake: There is too! Joy Smythe: There is not! My psychoanalyst told me there ain't any Santa Claus or fairies or giants or anything like that. Shirley Blake: I'll bet you'd feel pretty bad tomorrow morning if you woke up and you didn't have any presents. Joy Smythe: Well, I won't. Wanna know why? 'Cause I already peeked in the closet and saw 'em. Shirley Blake: I don't care what you saw. There is a Santa Claus! Joy Smythe: There ain't! Shirley Blake: Mr. Smith, there is a Santa Claus, isn't there? Uncle Ned Smith: What did she say? Shirley Blake: She said there isn't. Uncle Ned Smith: Then there is. See more » |