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Bright Eyes

Play trailer Poster for Bright Eyes PG,  1934,  1h 23m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 75% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Having lost her father to a plane crash, 5-year-old Shirley (Shirley Temple) and her mother, Mary (Lois Wilson), live with the Smythe family, for whom Mary serves as a domestic. Except for Uncle Ned (Charles Sellon), the Smythes don't much care for Shirley, and she greatly prefers spending time with her godfather, pilot James Merritt (James Dunn). When Mary is killed in a car accident, the distraught Shirley becomes the object of a bitter custody battle between James and Ned.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Jun 23, 2004
3/5
Shirley really shines. Go to Full Review
Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine Apr 20, 2020
Shirley Temple is seen more than in previous pictures, which is a good thing, as people come to see her. James Dunn, the aviator, seems to be the best cinema papa or god-papa she has acquired. Go to Full Review
Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Sep 25, 2019
One shudders to think what Bright Eyes would be like if it didn't have Shirley Temple to take the curse off. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 12, 2015
B+
The first movie Shirley Temple got top billing. Go to Full Review
Heather Boerner Common Sense Media Dec 18, 2010
3/5
This "Good Ship Lollipop" is sweet, but sad, too. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Jan 10, 2009
5/5
One of Shirley Temple's best musicals, laced with sentiment and song. Go to Full Review
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Jan 27, 2019 The best movie song ever sung: On the Good Ship Lollipop!
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Cast & Crew

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David Butler

Director

Shirley Temple

Bright Eyes

James Dunn

Loop Merritt

Judith Allen

Adele Martin

Lois Wilson

Mary Blake

Charles Sellon

Uncle Ned Smith

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Synopsis Having lost her father to a plane crash, 5-year-old Shirley (Shirley Temple) and her mother, Mary (Lois Wilson), live with the Smythe family, for whom Mary serves as a domestic. Except for Uncle Ned (Charles Sellon), the Smythes don't much care for Shirley, and she greatly prefers spending time with her godfather, pilot James Merritt (James Dunn). When Mary is killed in a car accident, the distraught Shirley becomes the object of a bitter custody battle between James and Ned.
Director
David Butler
Producer
Sol Wurtzel
Screenwriter
William Conselman
Production Co
Fox Film Corporation
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 23m
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