Shirley Temple's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his family and is arrested. A Yankee takes pity and sets up an escape.
Is this worth watching? If you have any tolerance for 1930s sentimentality, sure. If you’re looking for a grounded look at the Civil War, you are looking in the wrong place. This is a Shirley Temple vehicle through and through. You’re either here for the tap dancing or you’re going to be bored out of your mind within t...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
David Butler
Robert N. Bradbury
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"Is this worth watching? If you have any tolerance for 1930s sentimentality, sure. If you’re looking for a grounded look at the Civil War, you are looking in the wrong place. This is a Shirley Temple vehicle through and through. You’re either here for the tap dancing or you’re going to be bored out of your mind within twenty minutes. Honestly, the whole movie feels like a fever dream of Southern nostalgia. It’s got that specific, shiny studio look where no one is ever truly dirty. Even when they..."
Harry Tugend, Edwin J. Burke, Edward Peple
United States
Family, Drama, Comedy
