An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.
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Title: Little Miss Broadway (1938)
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| Shirley Temple | ... | Betsy Brown | |
| George Murphy | ... | Roger Wendling | |
| Jimmy Durante | ... | Jimmy Clayton | |
| Phyllis Brooks | ... | Barbara Shea | |
| Edna May Oliver | ... | Sarah Wendling (as Edna Mae Oliver) | |
| George Barbier | ... | Fiske | |
| Edward Ellis | ... | Pop Shea | |
| Jane Darwell | ... | Miss Hutchins | |
| El Brendel | ... | Ole | |
| Donald Meek | ... | Willoughby Wendling | |
| Patricia Wilder | ... | Flossie | |
| Claude Gillingwater | ... | Judge (as Claude Gillingwater Sr.) | |
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George Brasno | ... | George Brasno (as George) |
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Olive Brasno | ... | Olive Brasno (as Olive) |
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Charles Williams | ... | Mike Brody |
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An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 July 1938 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bowery Princess See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 3, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Betsy Brown: I'll shut my eyes, but it'll probably come in through my ears.
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Music by Harold Spina
Lyrics by Walter Bullock
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Ben Welden (Taxi Driver) and Clarence Wilson (Scully) are in Studio Records for their roles, but they were not seen in the movie. They may have been filmed, but cut before release. See more »Goofs
When the spectator in the courtroom pushes Mrs. Wendling after the "Sing Me an Old-Fashioned Tune" bit, the bench wobbles. See more »Quotes
Barbara Shea: Now don't you stay up listening to that music. You just shut your eyes and go right to sleep.Betsy Brown: I'll shut my eyes, but it'll probably come in through my ears.
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Featured in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) See more »Soundtracks
If All the World Were Paper(1938) (uncredited)
Music by Harold Spina
Lyrics by Walter Bullock
Sung by Shirley Temple
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I'm not the biggest fan of black and white films but this was still good. That shouldn't interfere with the acting and story itself, but that's just me.
I actually enjoyed this even though it lacked color. During the first ten or fifteen minutes, I was pretty determined that I was going to hate this film. It was kind of slow and the writing wasn't all that great. Then I realized that it was made in the '30s and should think how this would have appeared back then. I thought and began to enjoy it.
I'll be honest, this is the first Shirley Temple film that I have ever seen. I've heard of her and had been wanting to see her in something for a while, but never did. I was so impressed with her acting ability. Plus, she's so cute dancing around that office. The rest of the cast is pretty good but I especially liked the part of Betsy Brown.
While 'Little Miss Broadway' was still very slow, I enjoyed it because of the dancing number(s). Also, the writing was somewhat comical.
This isn't one of the best films I have ever seen, not even close, but it was/is something good to see on a quiet afternoon when there is nothing else on.