Browse by:

Film & TV (83,258)

Games (8,012)

Our Picks

Collections

Magazine

Shirley Temple

What members say | Filmography

Shirley Temple - what members say

Fort Apache review by from Shropshire

Fort Apache 8 February 2005
...vinced of his military correctness even though John Wayne knows best? How come Shirley Temple gets her man so quickly despite the opposition of her pa (Fonda)? Plotwise... Read customer review

The Little Princess review by A customer from Newcastle

I thought all princesses spoke 'posh'?? 8 March 2010
...s film is actually from a distant land where 'theys dont speak propa english'. Shirley Temple speaking 'hindustani', and Becky, the young maid, who sounds like a mix between... Read customer review

Our Little Girl review by from Louth, England

revisiting memories 14 January 2006
... this era would equally enjoy the content of the film as thoughs who remembered Shirley Temple being discovered as a child star. i would recommend this as an alternative view... Read customer review

Shirley Temple - filmography

Memories Of Hollywood (1990)
Starring: Gene Autry, John Wayne, Shirley Temple
Certificate:
Clips from fifty famous films from Hollywood's golden age set to music of master film composers such as Elmer Bernstein, Henry Mancini, Glenn Miller, Miklos Rozsa, John Morris and more.

43% from 9 members
Currently unavailable

Fort Apache on DVD (1948)
Starring: Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Shirley Temple
Director: John Ford
Certificate:
A first of John Ford's trilogy of cavalry movies set during America's struggle against the Apache Indian. Henry Fonda plays the stubborn Colonel Thursday whose textbook methods of warfare appear as pure as suicide to everyone but him. John Wayne stars as Captain York, a soldier experienced in ..read more »

67% from 1,626 member

Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer on DVD (1947)
Starring: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple
Director: Irving Reis
Certificate:
Starring Cary Grant at his effortless best, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a sly screwball comedy of misplaced affections. The Bachelor is Dickie Nugent (Grant), a sophisticated and debonaire artist – no wonder Bobby-Soxer Susan Turner (Shirley Temple) develops such a crush on him. It doesn’t ..read more »

67% from 27 members

Since You Went Away on DVD (1944)
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten
Director: John Cromwell
Certificate:
One of the great films to emerge from the Second World War, focusing on the home front and the life of a typical family, where the man of the house is away at war.

63% from 81 members

The Blue Bird (1940)
Starring: Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce
Director: Walter Lang
Certificate:
Shirley Temple stars in this fairy tale about imaginary lands and the true values of kindness and happiness. The journey begins when Mytyl (Temple) captures a unique bird in the royal forest, then refuses to pass it on to her bedridden best friend. That night, Mytyl is visited in a dream by a fairy ..read more »

74% from 21 members
Currently unavailable

The Little Princess on DVD (1939)
Starring: Shirley Temple, Ian Hunter, Richard Greene
Director: Walter Lang, William A. Seiter
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's popular children's book and stage play, THE LITTLE PRINCESS features one of Shirley Temple's most memorable performances and her first Technicolor appearance. Temple stars as Sara Crewe, a little rich girl who is enrolled in a prestigious boarding school while her ..read more »

68% from 409 members

Susannah Of The Mounties on DVD (1939)
Starring: Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Margaret Lockwood
Director: Walter Lang, William A. Seiter
Certificate:
Shirley is the orphaned survivor of an Indian attack in the Canadian west. A mountie and his girlfriend take her in. Everybody suffers further Indian attacks and the mountie is saved by Shirley's intervention with the Indian chief.

72% from 46 members

Just Around The Corner on DVD (1938)
Starring: Shirley Temple, Joan Davis, Charles Farrell
Director: Irving Cummings
Certificate:
A rich engineer ruined by the depression and working as a janitor has a daughter (Temple) who befriends a millionaire who backs her Dad's engineering plans.

67% from 25 members

Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm on DVD (1938)
Starring: Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
Director: Allan Dwan
Certificate:
Allan Dwan rejoins with Shirley Temple in this adaptation of the children's classic, which shares nothing with the well-known story except its title. After a nationwide search to find a Little Miss Universe, cereal mogul Cyrus Bartlett (Paul Harvey) hears the voice of an eight-year-old girl, ..read more »

70% from 76 members

Heidi on DVD (1937)
Starring: Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher
Director: Allan Dwan
Certificate:
One of the first version's of the classic tale caught on film with Shirley Temple as Heidi.

61% from 386 members

Stowaway on DVD (1936)
Starring: Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Robert Young
Director: William A. Seiter
Certificate:
An 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.

59% from 139 members

Dimples on DVD (1936)
Starring: Shirley Temple
Director: William A. Seiter
Certificate:
Shirley's grandfather is a charming oldster who supplements his income with a little pickpocketry. When grandpa is caught thieving from a wealthy lady, Shirley takes the blame and her honesty unexpectedly leads to a career in showbiz.

56% from 47 members

The Little Colonel (1935)
Starring: Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable
Director: David Butler
Certificate:
In the post Civil War South, an embittered old southern gent (Lionel Barrymore) turns his back on his daughter (Evelyn Venable) when she marries the 'wrong man'. Years later, the daughter returns with her husband and young daughter (Shirley Temple), the latter of whom manages to mend the broken ..read more »

73% from 46 members
Not currently released

The Littlest Rebel on DVD (1935)
Starring: Shirley Temple, John Boles, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
Director: David Butler
Certificate:
When Shirley's Confederate father marches off to war, she is left minding the plantation and her ailing mother. Her father is eventually captured and it takes a visit to President Lincoln himself for Shirley to save the day.

72% from 57 members

Baby Take A Bow on DVD (1934)
Starring: Shirley Temple
Director: Harry Lachman
Certificate:
Temple took a bow in her first starring vehicle as the daughter of a criminal trying to go straight. When her dad is wrongly accused of a theft, little miss pluck sets out sleuthing.

57% from 61 members

Bright Eyes on DVD (1934)
Starring: Shirley Temple
Director: David Butler
Certificate:
Little orphan Shirley gets in the middle of a nasty custody battle. One of Temple's first and best, most famous for the song, 'On the Good Ship Lollipop'.

64% from 121 members

Shirley Temple - Early Years Vol.2 on DVD (1932)
Starring: Shirley Temple
Director: Charles Lamont
Certificate:
VOLUME 2 of this adorable film star's early work includes OUR GIRL, the story of Mary Lou, who stows away in her brother's car and in a twist of events, manages to make her brother's dream of attending a military academy come true. MERRILY YOURS follows Mary Lou and her brother as they get ..read more »

46% from 16 members

Shirley Temple - Early Years Vol.1 on DVD (1932)
Starring: Shirley Temple
Director: Charles Lamont
Certificate:
See the talent and extraordinary charisma that captured the hearts of directors--and audiences--forever! Taken from Shirley Temple's personal collection, SHIRLEY TEMPLE: THE EARLY YEARS captures the first work that America's darling ever did in show business. Made in 1932 and now expertly restored ..read more »

36% from 13 members

Shirley Temple Collection Vol.1 on DVD
Starring: Shirley Temple
Director: Charles Lamont
Certificate:
Shirley Temple's sunny effervescence was a relief to Depression-era moviegoers and continues to charm audiences of today. This collection celebrates the ringleted child star's eternal appeal with a sampling of her most beloved short films, including WAR BABIES, KID 'IN' AFRICA, DORA'S DUNKING ..read more »

52% from 22 members

Poor Little Rich Girl on DVD
Starring: Shirley Temple
Director: Irving Cummings
Certificate:
Little Barbara gets lost and is then picked up by entertainers who make her part of their act. Barbara's.

61% from 158 members

Captain January on DVD
Starring: Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee
Director: David Butler
Certificate:
Shirley lives with a lighthouse keeper (Kibbee) who rescued her when her parents drowned.

60% from 137 members

The Shirley Temple Collection Vol.2 on DVD
Starring: Harry Myers, Huntley Gordon, Shirley Temple
Director: Charles Lamont
Certificate:
Shirley Temple's sunny effervescence was a relief to Depression-era moviegoers and continues to charm audiences of today. This collection celebrates the ringleted child star's eternal appeal with a sampling of her most beloved short films. This second volume includes POLLY TIX IN WASHINGTON, KIDDIN'..read more »

53% from 8 members

Our Little Girl on DVD
Starring: Shirley Temple
Director: John S. Robertson
Certificate:
Don Middleton is so caught up with his work he neglects his wife Elsa. Lonely Elsa begins to spend more

51% from 134 members

Shirley Temple facts

5 most recent films

Memories Of Hollywood - 2.5 stars
Fort Apache - 3.5 stars
Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer - 3.5 stars
Since You Went Away - 3.0 stars
The Blue Bird - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Littlest Rebel - 3.5 stars
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm - 3.5 stars
The Little Princess - 3.5 stars
Fort Apache - 3.5 stars
Bright Eyes - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Shirley Temple - Early Years Vol.1 - 2.0 stars
Shirley Temple - Early Years Vol.2 - 2.5 stars
Memories Of Hollywood - 2.5 stars
Shirley Temple Collection Vol.1 - 2.5 stars
The Shirley Temple Collection Vol.2 - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Wayne - 2 times - show films
Ian Hunter - 2 times - show films
Anita Louise - 2 times - show films
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson - 2 times - show films
Lionel Barrymore - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Walter Lang - 4 times - show films
William A. Seiter - 4 times - show films
Charles Lamont - 4 times - show films
David Butler - 4 times - show films
Irving Cummings - 2 times - show films