Saturday, May 12, 2012

Bright Eyes (1934)

Fox Film
Directed by David Butler
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Fox)

A ridiculously cute Shirley Temple hangs out with aviators at the airport while mom is a servant for some rich snobs. On Christmas Day, mom gets run over by a car, leaving Shirley an orphan. Flyer James Dunn wants to adopt her, but so does a wheelchair-bound uncle of the rich family she befriended. They hash it out in court. Shirley sings "On the Good Ship Lollipop", now a cliche for curly-topped kids aspiring for stardom. 

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