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Our Little Girl

1935 · 65 min

A gentle, old-fashioned family drama that tugs at the heartstrings as a child's brave smile mends a broken home.

Directed by
John S. Robertson
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring
Shirley Temple, Rosemary Ames, Joel McCrea
Tagline
HER BRAVE SMILE REBUILDS A SHATTERED DREAM OF LOVE
Overview
Don Middleton is so caught up with his work he neglects his wife Elsa. Lonely Elsa begins to spend more time with Don's best friend and they become attracted to one another. Don and Elsa decide to get a divorce, unaware of the effect their problems are having on their daughter Molly. When Elsa announces plans to remarry, Molly runs away from home.

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Directed by
John S. Robertson
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring
Shirley Temple, Rosemary Ames, Joel McCrea
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • love
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, family
Directed by
John S. Robertson
Written by
Allen Rivkin, Stephen Morehouse Avery
Starring
Shirley Temple, Rosemary Ames, Joel McCrea, Lyle Talbot, Erin O'Brien-Moore, J. Farrell MacDonald, Poodles Hanneford, Margaret Armstrong
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Runtime
65 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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