The film stars shirley temple, john boles, and karen morley, as the plantation family and bill robinson as their slave with jack holt as. The portrayal of blackfacewhen people darken their skin with shoe polish, greasepaint or burnt cork and paint on enlarged lips and other exaggerated features, is steeped in centuries of racism. Shirley temple did not write script she was child who starred in the movie did you even bother to go behind the scenes and be aware of the fact she shared her toys with everyone on the set and was a down to earth child. Six years later, when jack goes prospecting, elizabeth comes back with her spirited daughter, lloyd shirley temple. In the postcivil war south, a darling little girl attempts to restore the peace between her parents and her plantation. Kings famous 1963 march on washington, reported human events.
Shirley temple black, who as the most popular child movie star of all time lifted a filmgoing nations spirits during the depression and then grew up to be a diplomat, has died. They were the first film movie shirley temple was in. Virgie cary shirley temple lives in a big house with her father john boles, who is a confederate officer and her loving mother karen morley. War babies is a 1932 american comedy short film directed by charles lamont. It focuses on the reconciliation of an estranged father and daughter in the years following the american civil war.
Shirley was 7 when she made this civil war set film as the daughter of a. Temple was born in 1928 in santa monica, california, and. Besides shirley, most of the actors are not well known today, but some are. The blue bird was shirley temple s first boxoffice flop in her six years as a child star. Overview of the little colonel, 1935, directed by david butler, with shirley temple, lionel barrymore, evelyn venable, at turner classic movies. Included among the american film institutes 1998 list of the 400 movies. October 15, 1937 a plucky little orphan girl gets dumped abruptly into her gruff, hermit grandfathers care, t. In the post civil war south, a darling little girl attempts to restore the peace between her parents and her plantation owner grandfather. With shirley temple, lionel barrymore, evelyn venable, john lodge. Senator john kennedy who voted against the 1957 civil rights act and also first opposed rev. With shirley temple, john boles, jack holt, karen morley. How the history of blackface is rooted in racism history.
She was a young, rising star in hollywood complete with dimples, golden ringlets and a face that the camera adored. While many of temple s films show her character misbehaving in various ways, this is the only one to show her being truly punished. The littlest rebel 1935 stream and watch online moviefone. Shirley temple black was one of the first iconic child stars to ever walk this earth. Feb 07, 2016 shirley temple full movies sparkling stars. The tap dance scenes in all of these movies are just amazing a lost art. After southern belle elizabeth lloyd runs off to marry yankee jack sherman, her father, a former confederate colonel during the civil. Film historian donald bogle says whats troubling about the movie is that robinsons character a slave during the civil war is made to. Three clips of shirley temple as virgie cary in her 1935 film the littlest rebel.
These shorts are take offs on some then famous movie scenes and adult situations. She appeared in several short subjects about her life and various other actors she had worked with throughout her career. Shirley temples father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to. Shirley danced aside prominent tap dancer bill bojangles robinson in this movie. Shirley temple birth date april 23, 1928 death date february 10, 2014 did you know.
Shirley temple s father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his family and is arrested. Her smile and little dimples brightened their home and then hollywood with her voice, acting, and dancing capabilities. The colonel and lloyd have a tumultuous meeting but gradually become friends. At fort apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local indian tribe. Shirley temple, the dimpled, curlyhaired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of depressionera moviegoers, has. So, you detractors of shirley temple black, take your negative baggage and charter a voyage on her good ship lollipop and just chill. This shirley temple offering casts the moppet as the daughter of a confederate. Jun 19, 2018 the videos in my playlists are uploaded by many wonderful people who take a lot of time and effort to make these videos available for us to enjoy. Kathy merlock jackson and ray merlock, the north, the south. The little colonel is the civil war drama with music in which temple tapdanced with bill bojangles robinson on a. This short film is a part of a series of short films called baby berlesques done in 1933. Apr 20, 2007 three clips of shirley temple as virgie cary in her 1935 film the littlest rebel.
In 1988, shirley temple became the only person to date to achieve the. But family musicals and light comedies werent the first properties for. The film was the first of the directors cavalry trilogy and was followed by she wore a yellow ribbon 1949 and rio grande 1950, both also starring wayne. Burke was adapted from a play of the same name by edward peple and focuses on the tribulations of a plantationowning family during the american civil war. Shirley temples father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his family and is arrested.
Several years pass and elizabeth returns to her home town with her young daughter. Shirley jones, american actress who was a musical star in the 1950s and early 1960s before becoming better known for her role as the matriarch of a family singing group in the tv sitcom the partridge family in the early 1970s. The casts in the series are preschoolers dressed in adult costumes on top and diapers fastened with large safety pins on the bottom. Shirley temple black, who as the most popular child movie. The little princess is a 1939 american drama film directed by walter lang.
Shirley temples father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his. The film stars shirley temple, john boles, and karen morley, as the. Nov 01, 2017 many people believe that shirley temple was surrounded by pedophiles and have gone so far to say her early movie roles from the 1930s were little more than fodder for perverts. Audiences disliked the idea of shirley as a nasty character needing to learn a lesson. With john wayne, henry fonda, shirley temple, pedro armendariz.
Wee willie winkie is about a military conflict in india pre 1900. San francisco ap shirley temple, the dimpled, curlyhaired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of depressionera. The life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. Born to a dancer turned homemaker and a banker, with two older brothers, shirley rounded out the temple family.
The videos in my playlists are uploaded by many wonderful people who take a lot of time and effort to make these videos available for us to enjoy. Set during the civil war, shirley plays a spunky little girl whose father is a confederate spy. After southern belle elizabeth lloyd runs off to marry yankee jack sherman, her father, a former confederate colonel during the civil war, vows to never speak to her again. The little colonel is the civil war drama with music in which temple tapdanced with bill. When arrogant and stubborn civil war hero lieutenant colonel owen thursday henry fonda arrives in arizona with his daughter, philadelphia shirley temple, to assume command of the fort apache. It was also her last major success as a child star. Shirley temple talked sexual, emotional abuse during her. Captain cary comes home, virgie and her father sneak past a yankee, and virgie charms president lincoln. It is the second in a series of eight onereelers that satirized adult films and themes called baby burlesks. From 1935 1939 she was the most popular movie star.
Many people believe that shirley temple was surrounded by pedophiles and have gone so far to say her early movie roles from the 1930s were little more than fodder for perverts. Shirley and bojangles robinson beg president lincoln to intercede. The screenplay by ethel hill and walter ferris is loosely based on the novel a little princess by frances hodgson burnett. The screenplay was inspired by james warner bellahs short story massacre 1947. The family and slaves do everything they can to protect the father and household goods from the yankees. A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls, due to her father having to go to south africa to fight in the second boer war. Shirley temple, tool of racism and capitalism, dead at 85. She is great in this film, especially with her temper,when she throws mud on her grandfather and turnsthe. As the civil war begins, confederate officer herbert carey john boles joins his regiment, leaving behind his wife and young daughter, vergie shirley temple, in the care of their slave, uncle. When watching this you need to remember where the us was culturely. The littlest rebel is set in the civil war era and some scenes might be offensive by todays standards. In addition, the logo the shirley temple collection is lightly superimposed at the bottom the screen throughout the entire movie.
Seiter, marks the third movie with a title depicting on shirley temples trademark features, following bright eyes 1934 and curly top 1935. Feb 11, 2014 shirley temple, the dimpled, curlyhaired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of depressionera moviegoers, has died, according to publicist cheryl kagan. Shirley temple, the dimpled, curlyhaired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of depressionera moviegoers, has died, according to publicist cheryl kagan. Aug 14, 2012 shirley temple was the worlds biggest child star. With shirley temple, richard greene, anita louise, ian hunter. The film was the first shirley temple movie to be filmed completely in technicolor. Mar 27, 2020 shirley jones, american actress who was a musical star in the 1950s and early 1960s before becoming better known for her role as the matriarch of a family singing group in the tv sitcom the partridge family in the early 1970s.
Dimples 20th centuryfox, 1936, directed by william a. Aug 29, 2019 the famous song animal crackers in my soup is from this movie. Several years pass and elizabeth returns to her home town. Shirley temple wrote an autobiography child star where she described several instances of sexual harassment at the hands of hollywood studio heads. Black folks, white folks, shirley temple and bill bojangles robinson, in. Shirley temple black april 23, 1928 february 10, 2014 was an american actress, singer, dancer, businesswoman, and diplomat who was hollywoods number one boxoffice draw as a child actress from 1935 to 1938. Feb 15, 2019 the portrayal of blackfacewhen people darken their skin with shoe polish, greasepaint or burnt cork and paint on enlarged lips and other exaggerated features, is steeped in centuries of racism. Temple was an actress who was active in the movie industry from 1932 until 1949. The littlest rebel a film adapted from the play of the same name is about the life of a family that owns a plantation during the civil war.
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