Kathleen is a twelve-year-old who lives in a big house with a nanny, a butler, maids, no mother and a father who is working most of the time. She dreams of a family with a mother, father and her, and tells everyone that she has such a family. Because of this story, she cannot invite any friends over as they will see that it is not true.
Acting
Temple's last childhood role—she's twelve and already a scene-stealing pro.
Direction
Bucquet keeps the melodrama light, letting comedy breathe.
Director
Harold S. Bucquet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Shirley Temple's final film as a child star—she retired at twelve, then returned as a teenager to flop spectacularly.
The 'kid matchmakes absentee dad with therapist' plot became a template for decades of family comedies.
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