A little girl named Star lives with the lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives.A little girl named Star lives with the lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives.A little girl named Star lives with the lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives.
- Deputy Sheriff
- (as James Farley)
- Ira J. Slocum - Storekeeper
- (uncredited)
- Second Engineer
- (uncredited)
- First Engineer
- (uncredited)
- Foreman
- (uncredited)
- Governess
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe earliest script of the movie called for Captain January to die at the end, just before Star is taken away from him by her relatives: "On their final evening together, he allows her to light the lamp in the lighthouse [something she has always wanted to do]. She is unaware that the Captain has suffered a massive heart attack and is unable to carry out his duties. January sees the lamp lit and dies." Shirley Temple's producer, Darryl F. Zanuck, made extensive changes to this script.
- Quotes
Helen: My mother was very beautiful, wasn't she, Cap?
Capt. January: Mighty pretty, Star, according to her pictures.
Helen: We're awfully lucky, aren't we?
Capt. January: Lucky?
Helen: I'd never have known what my mother looked like if it wasn't for that trunk. Did you swim out to get it, too?
Capt. January: No, it just washed ashore.
- Alternate versionsJohn Carradine's scenes were deleted and uncredited.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Gotta Dance, Gotta Sing (1982)
- SoundtracksAt the Codfish Ball
(1936)
Music by Lew Pollack
Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell
Sung and danced by Shirley Temple (uncredited) and Buddy Ebsen (uncredited)
Also sung by Shirley Temple (uncredited), Guy Kibbee (uncredited), Slim Summerville (uncredited) and an offscreen Chorus
Played also during the end credits
The story is not exactly the same as the original. The biggest difference is WHO Captain January is. In the 1924 film, it was the child's nickname but in this film, it's the name given to the child's adoptive father. Either way, the child was found along the shore following a shipwreck where the child's parents were killed. She was raised by a nice old lighthouse keeper (Guy Kibbee) and years later, a nasty old biddy wants to take the child away and put it in an orphanage because she feels the man is a bad influence on the kid. In the original, it was the child's aunt and uncle who threaten to take the kid and the old biddy was only a minor character. Either way, it all ends well--and everyone, naturally, is very happy.
This is a good family film....but not a great one. Shirley was fine and the film enjoyable but it just didn't seem like an improvement on an already lovely film. Worth seeing, but I recommend you see both.
- planktonrules
- Dec 5, 2012
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Mali pomorac
- Filming locations
- Monterey, California, USA(fisherman's wharf)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1