SHIRLEY TEMPLE: LITTLE DARLING COLLECTION

18 movies by Shirely Temple, though i several of them
she's not the mian focus!!

This is a great set in most ways, especially that it has
closed captions on all movies and several give you the
choice of watching them in B & W or color! But the bad,
and this is huge, is the packaging! There's no real
protections for the disc and I received it with at least
6 discs flopping around in the case!!

STAND UP AND CHEER(1934):

A pretty silly premiss for a movie(the president creates an
office of amusement to cheer up the people of the US!) and
there's a group of politicians who feel that it's better for
big business for everyone to be depressed! Of course the bright
spot in the movie is Shirley!! B

A review from IMDb.com

A musical with a short running time and the original concept
of a Broadway producer being appointed as the secretary of
amusement by the U.S president . This becomes an excuse for
a series of song and dance and cabaret skits with a loose
plot which includes a cursory love story and some political
skullduggery. Most of the song and dance numbers are tedious
but it is interesting to see an early appearance from Shirley
Temple. The comedy skits are rather better with Mitchell and
Durant doing some wonderful acrobatics and Nigel Bruce, 14th
billed as Dinwiddie, being droll, though his appearances are
disappointingly fleeting (apparently there are 12 minutes
lost from the original cut). Stepin Fetchit's antics will
divide modern audiences in this P.C age! - loloandpete

A dude gets out of jail and goes straight, getting a
job, a girl and a daughter! But a asshole detective(?)
is determined to put him and his friend back in jail
for apparently no reason! He keeps after them when a
necklace is stolen from their employers and he automatically
suspects them! Shirley inadvertantly gets drawn into the
whole thing when the dude that really pulled the heist
gives her the pearls then runs off! B

A review from an Amazon.com customer:

The last time I watched "Baby, Take a Bow" I liked
it but it kind of left me a little flat. Not today.
Today, the last hour or so is so strong that I forgave
any dips the movie took early on. Shirley Temple's
supporting cast is very good. I don't know where I
would rank I would rank "Baby, Take a Bow" in Shirley
Temple's filmography but today I really enjoyed it. - pmtelefon

Shirley is the daughter of a maid to a well-to-do
ass-wipe and her husband who has a wonderfully shitty
duaghter themselves!! They all live with their rich
uncle who they can't wait to die off! Anyway, Shirley's
father was killed in an airplane crash!!! A

A review from Amazon:

Hollywood's smallest, biggest star Shirley Temple
plays an orphan caught up in a custody battle. She
worships a daredevil pilot(James Dunn)and through
the course of the movie gets the chance to sing
and make immortal "On the Good Ship Lollipop".
Also in the steadfast cast are: Jane Darwell,
Judith Allen, Charles Sellon and probably the
show stealer Jane Withers. Withers is the perfect
rich brat to be mean to the poor little orphan
(Temple). One of the better projects of the busy
little "curly top". - britneyxyz "Britney"

This movie is worth watching if only for Shirley and
Bill (Bojangles) Robinson's dance on the stairway!!

The story: A Southern woman marries a Northern man
much to the woman's Father's chagrin! They head west,
but she's told to go back East and she winds up back
with her father! B

A review from Amazon:

Though really a comedy-drama that focuses on the
reconciliation of an estranged father and daughter
in the years following the American Civil War, the
film pairs Shirley Temple with Bill "Bojangles"
Robinson in the first of four cinematic pairings
between Robinson and the most successful child star
of all time. Most of Temple's films contain a song
and dance or two, and this one features the duo's
famous staircase dance. - Musicals on the Silver
Screen, American Library Association, 2013 - LeonardKniffel

A very sweet movie where a well-to-do man who is a
bennifactor to an orphange where he comes upon the
Blair sisters, Ellizabeth and Mary! He is instantly
in love with Elizabeth(Shirley) totally plutonic, and
when he sees Mary, he falls for her, anything but
plutonic!! He works out a way to adopt Ellizabeth
and of couse Mary comes as part of the package! The
girls have no idea that in truth he is the one who
is their bennifactor!!

A very unusual scene here has Shirley topless!! A

A review from an Amazon.com customer:

Elizabeth Blair (Shirley Temple) is one the girls living
in Lakeside Orphanage. Her flamboyance and joyful play
is not appreciated by the regimented staff. She is defended
by her old sister Mary who stays there by working hard
dark and night. Wealthy Edward Morgan is taken with them.
He adopts Elizabeth but keeps it a secret from her so
that she doesn't feel obligated to him.

The premise is weird and non-sensical. A cynical mind
could twist its intended wholesomeness. The story doesn't
have much in terms of drama. It has a few hit songs.
More than anything, it has Shirley Temple and her
relentless cuteness. Her unstoppable optimism is an
antidote to the darkness during the heart of the Great
Depression. It's not going to work the same way in a
different modern world but her adorable charisma is
undeniable. - SnoopyStyle

Glorifying war is horrible, glorifying the UNcivil war
is the worst fucking type of movie there is! Even Shirley
doesn't make this any better!!! F

A review from an Amazon.com Customer:

First Shirley Temple picture I've really sat down to
watch. Feels like The Beguiled, a Civil War picture
that's less about the war and more about women struggling
on the sudden warfront. And the general senselessness of war.

Kind of irritating Mr Cary and the Yankee officer have
the same stupid mustache but I guess it was the style.

Oh man, the "why is a shoe called a shoe" bit is fantastic.
And of course Shirley's song and dance bits are the reason
for a Shirley Temple picture so are great. - lilpest9

A young girl has been rescued by a lighthouse attendent
but the new local truant is out after the old man because
she hasn't been going to school!! B+

A review from Amazon.com:

Maybe the best all-around movie of Shirley's career in terms
of the acting of the entire ensemble and a well-constructed
script. Shirley tugs at your heartstrings, of course, but
the story never strikes a false note. And some of the scenes
of the lighthouse are magnificent. Watch this one with the
entire family. - aromatic-2

Shirley pklays the ward of a clepto!! She tries to
cover for him!! One of the thefts that happens leads
her to get the chance to work in the theatre!!!

Apparently at the time this movie is set(1850s Neew
York) there was no lower form of life than actors!! B

A review from an IMDb.com customer:

I usually really like watching the old and charming
Shirley Temples. But this one, Dimples, just simply
isn´t a very good movie. Some fairly good actors are
in it but all together it´s very tiring and unrealistic
little film. Shirley´s charisma just doesn´t hit it
this time. And when it doesn´t hit, the only thing
that shows is her acting which is not anything special.
The only quite good thing is the songs and dance
rutines but other wise: boring. Also it just shines
out how bad possition black actors had in Hollywood
on the 30s. This is not Shirley´s best, watch Curly
top or The Little Princess instead. - talking_tree

Another really cute movie of Shsirley's, with
Robert Young and Alice Faye! In this one Shirley's
an orphan girl(what else) in China who gets swept
away to sea on a ship when she gets out of the rain
in a car that's bound for the US! I thinks this is
one of her best movies!! A

A review from an Amazon.com customer:

Shirley Temple, Robert Young, and Alice Faye star
in this wonderful family film. Shirley Temple plays
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching, a lovable child who
befriends Tommy Randall (Robert Young) in China. Both
end up on a ship going to the United States. There
they both meet Susan Parker (Alice Faye, in a brilliant
performance). If you like Shirley Temple films and
haven't seen this one you definitely should. Shirley
was always great in her films and this one is no
exception. - buppy

Another war story, this one is set in 1890s India where
the "good guys" aren't and the bad guys also aren't! I'm
not a fan of war movies and this one doesn't change my
mind at all, even though Shirley does a bang up job!! C-

A review from an IMDB.com customer:

When director John Ford got this assignment, he was not
too thrilled about working with a little girl as the lead
actress. But when they started shooting, he was completely
impressed by her acting chops, dedication to the film and
bravery. Once scene called for her to run out of the way
of stampeding horses. Naturally, Fox told Ford to use
a stand-in, but when Shirley found out, she told Ford
that she could do it herself. She did, and that totally
won Ford over. By the way, the kid could really
act! - robfollower

This is quite the classic, and pretty well known!
But I have to admit that I didn't remember it at all!
It's about a little girl who is abandoned by an evil
aunt to her evil grandfather!! But his reputation is
quite overstressed! He in truth is a very caring old
gentleman and Heidi brings out the best in him! But
then she gets stolen from him by the same evil aunt
and the Grandfather goes to try to get her back only
to be thrown in jail! How can things possibly turn
out happy for the kind Heidi!! A-

A review from an IMDB.com customer:

This is one of my favorite movies of all times. Love
of family, love of friends, interesting locations and
people all make this a great family movie. And to boot,
it's one of Shirley's best, which puts it at the top.
Put your sophistication and thinking hat away, and sit
back and enjoy the emotions this film evokes. - cgfry

As with several of the movies on this set, there is
at the center of the story(besides Shirley) is a
mean/wicked/evil or downright vicious woman who is
trying her darndest to make life shitty for Shirley's
character!!! And this one's about her playing a little
very talented girl that is wanted for a radio station's
new program! The highlight of this is when Shirley sings
a medley of songs that she sang in several of her other
movies as well as her dance routine with Bill Robinson! A

A review from an IMDb.com customer:

Like most Shirley Temple movies, this one showcases the
remarkable talents of this irresistible child performer
who was able to memorize lines, learn dance steps, and
sing so beautifully she could charm the birds out of the
trees. The special musical numbers to watch out for in
this essentially nonmusical are a rousing tap dance with
the great Bill "Bojangles" Robinson to the tune of "Parade
of the Wooden Soldiers" and little Shirley's rendition
of "An Old Straw Hat." - LeonardKniffel

Another sweet Temple movie with the now staple of the wicked
woman making her life Hell! She of course wins everyone over!!! A

A review from an IMDB.com customer:

The highlight in this one is Edna May Oliver who made
a wonderful detective in earlier films (she paired with
James Gleason in several 30's efforts). I mean, to be
mean to little Miss Everything--what can you say? Shirley
looks a little chubby in this outting but no less talented
as she reacts, moves that mouth, smiles and keeps up with
famous hoofers.. - Steve-318

Another sweet movie where Shirley is the daughter of a
man who's fallen on hard times during the depression and
she's determined to turn his fortunes around!! A

A review from an IMDb.com customer:

This is a pretty entertaining Shirley Temple movie.
Basically, Shirley singlehandedly ends of the Great
Depression. Sure, it's unrealistic, but does anyone
really expect a Shirley Temple movie to be a display
of stark realism? Shirley was still cute, there were
good musical numbers, and a good deal of funny scenes
(aka run-ins with Mr. Waters). It's not a serious
movie; it's just plain fun. - thomasherlihy

What a great little movie! It's hard to believe
how good of an actress Shirley was at such a
young age! This one's about a young girl left at
a girl's school while her father goes off to war!
She learns that her dad was killed in a battle
but she doesn't believe it and goes off to find
him at the hospital where wounded soldiers
are brought back! Of course there's the wicked
witch of the west, ur, the wicked woman running
the school! Very entertaining! And in color! And
a very good transfer!

A with almost all these movies, besides the cheerful
Shirley, theres the evil witch!! A

A review from IMDb.com:

We are always captivated by a young person's grown up
prowess on stage or screen. This is certainly true of
Temple's performance. We are intimidated by her poise
and strength, but endeared to her by her sincerity. Who
will forget Caesar Romero (or better who would guess
it was him)in the role of the Indian servant? The scene
when Queen Victoria visits the hospital is gripping.
On the one hand, we know the writers could not be so
cruel to let her father escape her, yet on the other
hand the writers and players condition you into
feeling ... . Well, you'll just have to watch the movie.

Temple also pulls off the "the princess and the pauper"
(one implied title of the movie) class switch well.
Excellent character actors and actresses support.

I think a good movie for young people to watch. - obrofta

This is a horrible movie with a total mis-representation
of the American Natives! And Shrley's role is the worst of
her very short career!!! D-

A review from IMDb.com:

This is one of my favorite Shirley Temple films. She
as always is captivating. The story line is interesting,
and the characters believable. I would recommend this
to any family to watch. - Harpo-10

Kinda a retelling of A Christmass Carol! With Shirley
as a disgruntled girl who learns the true meaning of
happiness!! B

A review from IMDb.com:

I've seen this movie a couple of times and I just
can't get enough. I simply love it, since I was a
little child. I watched it for the first time when
I was a teenager in the 80's and I still love it.
All the characters are special to me, even the cat.
She is mean but we can learn from her that we cannot
trust everyone that says they're our friend. The dog
is amazing. Always trusting. Someone you really can
rely on. And the bird, of course, which is a metaphor
for happiness. Maybe it's not in the past or future
but here and now. Maybe it's within us, but never
out there, or somewhere we've never been to, or
someone we've never met. - reijaneviana

A vaudville couple inherit a baby who turns into the
Shirley we've all come to grow to love! This shows some
clips from Shirley's early flms, including the one with
her doing the Hula!! The family eventually give up show
business for the farm life, but is it for them?!

What a great film to end this set with!! A

A review from an IMDb.com customer:

The first time I saw this movie when I was a pre-teen,
I loved it. It is innocent, real, true to life and I
love Charlotte Greenwood and Shirley Temple. I can
still see it in my memory. - florriebbc

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