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Bright Eyes

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Bright Eyes
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NR,1hr 24min
Genres:
Drama,Comedy,Musical
Released:
December 11, 1934
Director:
David Butler
Distributor:
Fox Film Corporation
Starring:
Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Darwell  ...more
Synopsis: Despite stiff competition like Poor Little Rich Girl and Heidi, Bright Eyes is arguably the best of Shirley Temple's 1930s vehicles. The little curly-top is cast as Shirley Blake, daughter of Mary Blake (Lois Wilson), the widowed housemaid of snooty J. Wellington and Anita Smythe (Theodore Von Eltz and Dorothy Christy). Though continually terrorized by the Smythe's obnoxious, doll-destroying daughter Joy (Jane Withers), Shirley finds comfort in the fact that she is the darling of the airplane-pilot ... Full Synopsis
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Hans J. Wollstein, AMG Review
Shirley Temple should definitely be seen as well as heard. Vocally, little Miss Temple is something akin to a nail on a blackboard, even when performing her signature song, "On the Good Ship Lollipop." But watch her deliver the very same number to an American Airlines crew in Bright Eyes -- and presto! Instant magic. No other child performer but Temple could have convincingly played Bright Eyes' cheerful ... Full Review
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Shirley Temple
Shirley Blake
James Dunn
Loop Merritt
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Higgins
Judith Allen
Adele Martin
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