Shirley Temple: The Collection DVD – Astrid Allwyn, Pauline Moore

A collection of five films starring 1930s curly-haired child star Shirley Temple. In ‘Heidi’ (1937), an adaptation of Johanna Spyri’s classic tale, Swiss orphan Heidi (Temple) is sent to live in the mountains with her grandfather. In the musical comedy ‘Stowaway’ (1936), Temple plays Ching Ching, an orphan in Shanghai who stows away on a boat bound for America. Amongst the passengers is Tommy (Robert Young), a playboy who takes her under his wing. In musical drama ‘Captain January’ (1936), Temple plays Star, the child of a broken home who is taken in by taciturn but loveable lighthouse keeper Captain January (Guy Kibbee). In ‘Poor Little Rich Girl’ (1936), a remake of the 1917 Mary Pickford picture of the same title, Temple plays Barbara Barry, the neglected child of a rich widower, who ends up in the care of vaudeville entertainers Jerry and Jimmy Dolan (Alice Faye and Jack Haley). Finally, ‘Our Little Girl’ (1935) is a family drama starring Temple as Molly Middleton, a little girl who runs away from home when her parents’ marriage turns sour.

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. A collection of classic Shirley Temple films! Heidi (1937) When her aunt tires of caring for her, orphan Heidi is taken into the Swiss mountains to live with her gruff grandfather (Jean Hersholt), a hermit who comes to adore her. But the aunt returns to steal Heidi away, selling her to a family whose invalid daughter (Marcia Mae Jones) needs a companion. Bullied by an evil governess (Mary Nash), Heidi still charms the entire household and never stops trying to returnito her beloved grandfather… Stowaway (1936) An orphan on the streets of Shanghai inadvertently lands on a ship to America with two new parents who just love to hate each other! Captain January (1936) After being orphaned, little Star lives with a kindly lighthouse keeper. However, a local truant officer is determined to send Star away to a boarding school… Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) After little Barbara becomes lost, a group of entertainers rally round to look after her and make her part of their act! Our Little Girl (1935) Workaholic Don Middleton neglects to notice that his work is putting strain on his marriage and driving his wife into the arms of another man. Having decided to divorce, the impending re-marriage of her mother causes daughter Molly to run away… Actors Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Mary Nash, Robert Young, Alice Faye, Eugene Pallette, Buddy Ebsen, Slim Summerville, Arthur Hoyt, Gloris Stuart, Rosemary Ames, Joel McCrea & Margaret Armstrong Director Allan Dwan, William A. Seiter, David Butler, Irving Cummings & John S. Robertson Certificate Universal Suitable for All Screen Fullscreen 4:3 Languages English – Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono

A collection of classic Shirley Temple films! Heidi (1937) When her aunt tires of caring for her orphan Heidi is taken into the Swiss mountains to live with her gruff grandfather (Jean Hersholt) a hermit who comes to adore her. But the aunt returns to steal Heidi away selling her to a family whose invalid daughter (Marcia Mae Jones) needs a companion. Bullied by an evil governess (Mary Nash) Heidi still charms the entire household and never stops trying to returnito her