Buddy Ebsen, Guy Kibbee, Jane Darwell

Shirley lives with a lighthouse keeper (Kibbee) who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer (Haden) decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives. Buddy Ebsen...( read more  read more... ) dances "At The Codfish Ball" with Shirley.

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Directed by: David Butler (I)

Release Date: September 11, 1936

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DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006

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  • November 17, 2007
    A good Shirley Temple film.
  • July 25, 2009
    Saw it before and really love her movies
  • June 18, 2009
    No more of these movies for me.
  • March 10, 2009
    my favorite Shirley Temple movie
  • January 1, 2009
    I love all of Shirley Timple movies.
  • November 22, 2007
    i really loved this movie
  • July 27, 2007
    Now there's and actress from the past ..excellent..in all her movies..a joy to watch...
  • July 24, 2007
    I LOVE this movie!!!!!
  • July 19, 2007
    All CLASSICS are GOOD

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