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.
Acting
Temple's 'On the Good Ship Lollipop' number — instant iconography.
Writing
Snappy pre-code dialogue sneaks sass past the censors.
Costume
Shirley's polka-dot dress launched a million Halloween costumes.
Director
David Butler
Shirley Temple
Shirley Blake
James Dunn
Loop Merritt
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Higgins
Judith Allen
Adele Martin
Lois Wilson
Mary Blake
Charles Sellon
Uncle Ned Smith
Walter Johnson
Thomas
Jane Withers
Joy Smythe
Theodore von Eltz
J. Wellington Smythe
Dorothy Christy
Anita Smythe
Brandon Hurst
Higgins
George Irving
Judge Thompson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Temple's breakthrough at Fox after years of bit parts; she received a special miniature Oscar that year.
The film helped establish the 'Shirley Temple picture' template that saved Fox from bankruptcy during the Depression.
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