Bright Eyes (film)

Bright Eyes (film)

Infobox_Film
name = Bright Eyes


writer = David Butler
Edwin J. Burke
William M. Conselman
starring = Shirley Temple
James Dunn
Lois Wilson
Jane Withers
Jane Darwell
Charles Sellon
director = David Butler
producer = Sol M. Wurtzel
distributor = Fox Film (USA)
released = December 28 1934 (USA general release)
language = English
country = USA
imdb_id =

"Bright Eyes" is a 1934 musical/comedy film, starring Shirley Temple and produced by Sol M. Wurtzel

David Butler directed and co-wrote the movie. Also in the cast were James Dunn, Jane Darwell, and Jane Withers.

ynopsis

Temple plays Shirley Blake. Her mother, Mary (Lois Wilson) is employed as a maid by the haughty, ornery Smythe family; they both reside in the Smythe home. Shirley's father, an aviator, has "cracked up" (crashed) in an airplane accident, leaving the family with little money. Shirley spends most of her time at the airport with her godfather, pilot James "Loop" Merritt (James Dunn).

When her mother is killed in a car accident, the Smythe family wishes to send Shirley to an orphanage. However, the old patriarch of the family, Uncle Ned (Charles Sellon) is fond of the girl and insists that she stay. The other Smythes grudgingly agree, although they go out of their way to make Shirley feel unwelcome.

Loop wants Shirley to live with him; Uncle Ned refuses to give her up. A custody battle ensues.

Awards

Temple received a special Academy Award, largely on behalf of her dramatic performance in the film. This and other Temple vehicles are credited with having saved Fox Film from bankruptcy. But Fox Film Corporation was ultimately forced to seek a merger, anyway, which merger resulted in Twentieth Century-Fox.

Miscellaneous

The movie is mostly set in the Grand Central Airport of Glendale, California. Temple's character performs what was to become her signature song, "On the Good Ship Lollipop", which actually refers to an airliner. The song went on to sell 500,000 copies.

Jane Withers, who played the spoiled, obnoxious Joy Smythe in the movie, also received accolades for her performance in "Bright Eyes". After this film, she received a long-term contract with Fox, and enjoyed a successful career as a child star herself.

In 2002, a colorized version of the film was produced by Legend Films.

Conor Oberst named his band Bright Eyes after watching the film.

This film features Terry the dog as Rags. Terry was most famous for playing Toto in "The Wizard of Oz (1939)".

External links

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