Ginger, an orphan, is living with her foster-uncle, Rexford Whittington, a broken-down Shakesperian actor. Although denied the love of a mother and father, Ginger looks after her uncle, gives him lectures, loves him, defends him and keeps house for him. But, through a meddling do-gooder, she is placed in the home of the Parkers, and clashes immediately with the pampered young son, Hamilton.
Acting
Jane Withers' motor-mouth delivery outshines the entire adult cast.
Costume
Ginger's ragamuffin overalls vs. Hamilton's velvet sailor suit.
Director
Lewis Seiler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jane Withers was Fox's deliberate 'anti-Shirley Temple'—less dimples, more attitude. This was her first solo vehicle after stealing scenes in 'Bright Eyes.'
The 'meddling reformer' villain reflects 1930s anxiety about state intervention in poor families—New Deal shadow politics in a children's programmer.