The Little Colonel (1935)
Release Date: Feb 22, 1935 Wide
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Shirley Temple's first costume picture -- and one of her best pictures of any kind -- was 1935's The Little Colonel. The story begins in 1870, when unreconstructed Southerner Colonel Lloyd (Lionel Barrymore) disowns his daughter Elizabeth (Evelyn Venable) when she stubbornly marries damn-Yankee Jack Sherman (John Lodge). Several years pass, during which time the Shermans' daughter, Lloyd (Temple), dubbed "the little colonel," is born. When Jack and Elizabeth suffer a series of financial
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Drama, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Feb 22, 1935 Wide
Mar 21, 2006
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Shirley Temple
Lloyd Sherman the Littl... -
Lionel Barrymore
Colonel Lloyd -
Evelyn Venable
Elizabeth Lloyd Sherman -
John Lodge
Jack Sherman -
Sidney Blackmer
Swazey -
Alden Chase
Hull -
William Burress
Dr. Scott -
Frank Darien
Nebler -
Hattie McDaniel
Mom Beck -
Geneva Williams
Maria -
Avonne Jackson
May Lily -
Nyamza Potts Jr.
Henry Clay -
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Walker the butler -
Harry Strang
Sergeant -
Lillian West
Neighbor Woman -
Dave O'Brien
Frank Randolph -
Robert Warwick
Commanding Officer -
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Dig past the regrettable signs of the time, and you will find a sparkling entertainment.
Who could forget "Bojangles" step dance on the stairs with Shirley?
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