A plucky little orphan girl gets dumped abruptly into her gruff, hermit grandfather's care, then later gets retaken and delivered as a companion for an injured girl..
Is it worth watching? If you have a soft spot for 1930s sentimentality, absolutely. This is pure comfort food, though you might find the relentless optimism a bit sticky if you’re in a cynical mood. If you hate child stars or have zero patience for films where everyone is either aggressively good or cartoonishly wicked...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Allan Dwan
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"Is it worth watching? If you have a soft spot for 1930s sentimentality, absolutely. This is pure comfort food, though you might find the relentless optimism a bit sticky if you’re in a cynical mood. If you hate child stars or have zero patience for films where everyone is either aggressively good or cartoonishly wicked, maybe skip it. It’s not going to change your life, but it might make you want to move to the Alps. Watching Shirley Temple work is kind of like watching a pro athlete; she just ..."
Walter Ferris, Johanna Spyri, Julien Josephson
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