The Littlest Rebel
by David Butler
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Actor: Bill Robinson, Jack Holt, John Boles, Karen Morley, Shirley TempleDirector: David Butler
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Cinematographer: John F. Seitz
Editor: Irene Morra
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Black & White, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 73 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-21
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Movie Reviews of The Littlest Rebel
Movie Review: Spun Sugar
Summary: 4 Stars
A sweet, heart-warming film about a brave little girl who remains cheerful and optimistic despite her tragic circumstances. It's like watching a children's version of Gone With The Wind, and possibly one of Shirley's best performances. An interesting footnote: the movie does not openly proclaim in which region of the Confederacy it takes place, but there are plenty of hints for the observant:
1) Shirely's character name is "Virgie," short for Virginia.
2) An opening scene depicts tobacco fields.
3) Virgie's father crosses back and forth between enemy lines throughout the movie, hinting at a hotly contested region.
4) There are several references to Gen. Lee--who served mostly in Virginia.
5) Mr. Cary states that he wishes to take Virgie to stay with her aunt in nearby Richmond.
Summary of The Littlest Rebel
In her lavish period costumes, Shirley Temple is the delightful heroine of the appealing Civil War adventure, spiced with humor, fun and several rousing song-and-dance duets with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.Virgie (Temple), the young daughter of a Confederate soldier (John Boles), inadvertently causes her father's arrest after he sneaks through enemy lines to visit his ill wife (Karen Morley). When Virgie learns her father and a kind Northern officer (Jack Holt) have been sentenced to death, she immediately takes off for a little chat with President Lincoln.
Forget about its potentially politically incorrect subject manner. Shirley Temple, America's sweetheart by the time this film was made (1935), utterly charms as Virgie Cary, a plucky baby belle during the Civil War. Virgie is the treasured daughter of a Confederate officer, Capt. Herbert Cary (John Boles). Captain Cary ventures back to his decaying plantation for but a glimpse of his beloved family. Meanwhile, Virgie has managed to captivate a Union officer, Colonel Morrison (Jack Holt). Colonel Morrison becomes sympathetic enough to their plight that he assists Captain Cary's escape, only to have them both caught and set for execution. Trust plucky Virgie--who enlists the help of Abraham Lincoln (!)--to help get them out of their scrape. As with any Temple film, there's a message of familial love and perseverance. And even though there's a celebration of the Old South's genteel ways, Virgie's affection for her family's slaves comes through, as Temple and Bill "BoJangles" Robinson (as loyal Uncle Billy) happily dance together. The film is based on a 1914 silent film of the same name. --N.F. Mendoza
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