Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl

20th Century-Fox, 1935, B/W, 64 minutes, **½

Released June, 1935



When her doctor dad ignores his family for his career and her mother receives amorous attention from a neighbor, poor Shirley Temple runs away from home in an attempt to bring her parents back together in this early soaper.



This film is not a musical at all, but it is a rather unusual film for Shirley Temple. Sources indicate the song "Out Little Girl" is used in the film, but there is no complete treatment of the song, only a few short excerpts. I've included this film for completeness of Shirley Temple films.



Produced by: Edward Butcher

Directed by: John Robertson

Screen Play by: Stephen Avery and Allen Rivkin

From the story "Heaven's Gate" by Florence Leighton Pfalzgraf

Adaptation: Stephen Avery

Additional Dialogue: Arthur J. Beckhard and Jack Yellen

Musical Direction: Oscar Bradley

Song Score: Lew Pollack and Paul Francis Webster

Art Director: William Darling

Gowns by: Rene Hubert

Sound: W. D. Flick

Photography: John Seitz



Cast: Shirley Temple [Molly Middleton], Rosemary Ames [Elsa Middleton], Joel McCrea [Dr. Donald Middleton], Lyle Talbot [Rolfe Brent], Erin O'Brien-Moore [Sarah Boynton], J. Farrell MacDonald [Mr. Tramp], Poodles Hanneford [Circus Performer], Margaret Armstrong [Amy], Rita Owin [Alice], Leonard Carey [Jackson], Jack Baxley [Leyton]



Musical Program: [0:11] Our Little Girl (excerpt played on piano by Rosemary Ames onscreen); [0:13] Our Little Girl (excerpt sung by Shirley Temple); [0:27] Our Little Girl (excerpt sung by Rosemary Ames); [0:34] Oh! Susanna (excerpt played on piano by Shirley Temple); [0:46] Circus sequence; [1:04] Our Little Girl (played by Orchestra behind end credits)