A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.
Jack La Rue
- Doré
- (as Jack LaRue)
J. Carrol Naish
- Bert
- (as J. Carroll Naish)
Joe Sawyer
- Doré's Henchman
- (as Joseph Sauers)
Max Barwyn
- Waiter with Message
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaSybil Jason stated in her autobiography that director Michael Curtiz filmed some scenes at a real Hollywood orphanage, and (in the interest of realism) cast real orphans as extras. Among them, Jason remembered, was a young Marilyn Monroe, long before her first "recognized" role. This has not yet been confirmed by film historians and Monroe biographers.
- GoofsAt 00:14:42 when Steve and Mortimer go up the stairs to talk to the waiter the boom mic shadow moves on the upper wall above the waiter.
- SoundtracksI'm a Little Big Shot Now
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Allie Wrubel
Lyrics by Mort Dixon
Played during the opening credits and as background music often
Sung and danced to by Sybil Jason
Reprised by Sybil Jason and Glenda Farrell
Featured review
Shirley wannabe
Mortimer Thompson (Edward Everett Horton) and Steve Craig (Robert Armstrong) are con-men working the streets and selling fake watches. They are broke and hope to make a play on old acquaintance Gibbs. They mistakenly assume that he's rich. Gibbs and his daughter Gloria (Sybil Jason) are on the run from the gangster Kell Norton. After Kell kills Gibbs, the two cons take on Gloria as their charge. Jean (Glenda Farrell) is the hat check girl.
Warner Bros. Tries to make Sybil Jason as the new Shirley Temple. She can't do anything other than be a shadow of the superstar. In the end, she would play supporting roles to Shirley and that would be the end of her career. I have nothing against the child actress. She does all the things. She's cute. She sings and dances. She either has an accent or a lisp. She would be perfectly fine if not pushed by the studio as a Shirley rival.
Warner Bros. Tries to make Sybil Jason as the new Shirley Temple. She can't do anything other than be a shadow of the superstar. In the end, she would play supporting roles to Shirley and that would be the end of her career. I have nothing against the child actress. She does all the things. She's cute. She sings and dances. She either has an accent or a lisp. She would be perfectly fine if not pushed by the studio as a Shirley rival.
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- SnoopyStyle
- Apr 24, 2023
Details
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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