Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 1
No consensus yet.
Release Date: Nov 22, 1935 Wide
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Average Rating: 3.9/5
User Ratings: 511
The old Edward Peble play The Littlest Rebel was gussied up in 1935 as a Shirley Temple vehicle. The curly-topped child star plays Virgie Cary, who lives in Southern-Plantation splendor with her dad Herbert (John Boles) and mom (Karen Morley). The family's idyllic existence is shattered when the Civil War breaks out. A captain in the Confederacy, Herbert Cary marches off to the battlefield, leaving his faithful family retainers -- including philosophical old Uncle Billy (Bill "Bojangles"
PG, 1 hr. 10 min.
Drama, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Nov 22, 1935 Wide
Mar 21, 2006
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
An unenlightened Civil War pic that is all charm and winsome despite its patronizing racial attitudes.
Even without the race problems, it's not that great a tale.
Bojangles is great! So's Shirley
One of Shirley's best from her best period and her best director.
Shirley stomps up a storm in a typical vehicle
I thought the Little Cololnel was much better - I don't think there was a need for both. And the Abraham Lincoln scene was a little over the top.
November 17, 2007Super Reviewer
One of Shirley Temple's best movies. She and Bojangles dancing together is one for the ages. A must see.
July 3, 2011
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