Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Allan Dwan

Writers:

Kate Douglas Wiggin (novel) and
Don Ettlinger (writer)

Release Date:

18 March 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Drama | Musical

Plot:

Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But...

Plot Keywords:

Talent Scout | Affection | Competition | Performer | Singer

Cast

Shirley Temple	...	Rebecca Winstead
Randolph Scott	...	Tony Kent
Jack Haley	...	Orville Smithers
Gloria Stuart	...	Gwen Warren
Phyllis Brooks	...	Lola Lee
Helen Westley	...	Aunt Miranda Wilkins
Slim Summerville	...	Homer Busby
Bill Robinson	...	Aloysius
Raymond Scott	...	Leader of Musical Ensemble (as Raymond Scott Quintet)
Alan Dinehart	...	Purvis
J. Edward Bromberg	...	Doctor Hill
Dixie Dunbar	...	Receptionist
Paul Hurst	...	Mug
William Demarest	...	Harry Kipper
Ruth Gillette	...	Melba

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Unlike in her earlier film Our Little Girl (1935), in which she played "Oh! Susanna," Shirley Temple did not do her own piano playing in this film.

Quotes:

Harry Kipper: Are you sure you got that song right?
Rebecca Winstead: Uncle Harry, I'm awfully hungry.
Harry Kipper: Not so loud. We'll be eating regular as soon as I hand these guys the old one-two.
Rebecca Winstead: The last time you gave someone the old one-two, you came home with a black eye.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Last Tap Dance in Springfield (#11.20)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Oh My Goodness

Shirley lights up the screen....again!

Shirley temple at her peak as a girl singer who is sought by two rival cereal companies to promote their radio commercials.Randolph Scott and Gloria Stuart provide the romance. Helen Westley, Slim Summerville and William Demarest head the supporting cast but it is 9 year old Shirley's movie from first to last, full of charm and innocence and loosely adapted from the childrens classic by Kate Douglas Wiggan. Shirley's numbers include "Come and get your happiness" and she also sings a medley of hits from her previous movies (among them On the good ship lollipop, When Im with you, Animal crackers in my soup and more)and dances with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. running time 71 mins b&w