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starring: Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Darwell, Judith Allen, Lois Wilsondirected by: David Butler
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0024543018360
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: April 17, 2001
Running Time: 83 minutes
Sales Rank: 13984
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: December 28, 1934
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Shirley Temple, the original dancing baby, sings her signature song, 'On the Good Ship Lollipop,' in this heart-rending drama, one of eight films she made in 1934 (!) at the ripe age of 6, and for which she was honored with a special pint-sized Academy Award. Temple stars as Shirley, the curly-headed 'gosh, oh gee'-adorable mascot to a group of aviators since her pilot father 'cracked up and went to heaven.' Get out your handkerchiefs when Shirley's mother is also killed, setting up a custody battle between the nasty, highfalutin Joy Smythe's curmudgeon uncle Ned; Loop, another pilot; and the society girl who once left Loop grounded at the altar.
Temple's movies are today marketed as children's films, but, like the classic Warner Bros. cartoons, they were made for adults. Her plucky, indomitable spirit helped America get through the Depression. She's perky and precocious to beat the band, but she suffers so on the way to the inevitable happy ending. When she gushes, 'It's the best day I've ever had in my whole life,' you know tragedy is imminent.
In Bright Eyes she is also at the mercy of bratty Smythe (scene-stealing Jane Withers), a pint-sized tantrum-throwing terror who makes Linda Blair in The Exorcist look like a Teletubbie. A further parental advisory in these politically correct times: Joy's eagerly awaited comeuppance is a real slap in the face. --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A Nice Change for the New Generation
My three grandchildren thoroughly enjoyed "meeting" Shirley Temple via the film, "Bright Eyes". They're all singing the song "On the Good Ship Lollipop" Jackie Jackowitz, Andover, New Jersey
Rating: - charming Temple vehicle
Shirley Temple shines in her starring role as Shirley Blake in Bright Eyes. Only six years old when the film was made, Temple stole the hearts of millions of Americans and provided them with great entertainment to get people through the hard times of the depression.
The action begins when Shirley is hitchhiking to the local airport so she can spend time with her godfather James 'Loop' Merritt (James Dunn). Once Shirley arrives at the airport it becomes clear that she's the little darling ... Read More
Rating: - "Bright Eyes (1934) ... Shirley Temple ... 20th Century Fox (2005)"
20th Century Fox present "BRIGHT EYES" (released: 28 December 1934) (84 mins) (B&W/Color Versions) - Under David Butler (Director / Screenwriter), Sol Wurtzel (Producer), Edwin H. Burke (Screenwriter), William Conselman (Screenwriter), Arthur C. Miller (Cinematographer) - - - - One of Shirley Temple's best movies is stolen by an absolutely riotous performance by Jane Withers as Temple's bratty nemesis-the mean rich kid who picks on poor,noble motherless Shirley ---.Worth seeing if you haven't seen ... Read More
Rating: - ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEMPLE FILMS
This is an early Shirley that is hard to resist. The movies features Shirley singing "On the Good Ship Lolli Pop" and shows off her talents as a very young actress. There are only a hand full of her films that I will always remember and this is one of them. Heidi,Curly Top and The Little Colonel were the others. The DVD has both Black and White and Colorized version. I am not a fan of colorizing anything,but since they kept the original intact, I did enjoy watching both.
Rating:  - Next generation of Shirley Temple watchers
My three-year old daughter was recently dancing around and someone told her she looked like Shirley Temple. Of course, she kept asking me who Shirley Temple was. I showed her photos on the internet and decided to get her "Bright Eyes" because I knew it had the song "On the Good Ship Lollipop." What's nice about this DVD is that you have the option of watching it in black and white or color. My daughter often asks to watch "the gray one"!!! It's a cute movie but obviously dated. But a good movie to ... Read More
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