Bright Eyes
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Bright Eyes

(1934)Directed by David Butler85 minDrama, Family, Music
“YOU'VE BEEN WANTING TO SEE HER IN A PICTURE LIKE THIS!”

Shirley Blake (Shirley Temple) is a small orphan, and a rich, crotchety uncle insists that a snobbish family take her in. Her godfather Loop Merritt (James Dunn), an aviator who loves her, fights to keep her. David Butler sets the two households against each other, and family here comes down to who is willing to show up for a child, not who has the bigger house.

Shirley Templeas Shirley Blake
James Dunnas Loop Merritt
Jane Darwellas Mrs. Higgins
Judith Allenas Adele Martin
Lois Wilsonas Mary Blake
Charles Sellonas Uncle Ned Smith
Walter Johnsonas Thomas
Jane Withersas Joy Smythe
Theodore von Eltzas J. Wellington Smythe
Dorothy Christyas Anita Smythe
Brandon Hurstas Higgins
George Irvingas Judge Thompson
Terryas Rags (uncredited)