Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already led at the box office — ahead of Gable and Cooper. Her films saved a movie studio from bankruptcy, and a President credited her with raising the morale of Depression-weary Americans. Her earliest movies gave a foretaste of her talents and soon would become the songs and dances that helped make those movies immortal.

Director: Gene Feldman

Cast

Shirley Temple

Self (archive footage)

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Self

Alice Faye

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Marilyn Granas

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Darryl Hickman

Self

Marcia Mae Jones

Self

Dickie Moore

Self

Will Rogers

Self (archive footage)