Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

JLRMovieReviews Here Shirley Temple is Rebecca Winstead who is looking for fame and fortune. Well, maybe. But mainly she wants to sing. Her stepfather, played by William Demarest, who she calls Uncle, and who takes care of her now that her mother is dead, is the one who wants the fortune. He tries to get her on the radio and she would have been picked, but there was a miscommunication between Randolph Scott and one of his staff. When Randy tells him to find her, while he's going for a country vacation, the guy can't, because Uncle, fed up with taking care of her, drops her off at his sister-in-law, played by Helen Westley, in the country! Everyone in these Shirley Temple films is cranky, until they meet Miss Shirley. Helen Westley is no exception. She's held a grudge for 25 years against Slim Summerville for not showing up on their wedding day, because he got too drunk the night before the wedding. Slim lives next door and tries to nudge his way back into her life. Meanwhile, guess what, Randy is the next-door neighbor, who eventually finds the little girl. Will Helen let her niece sing on the radio? Will they have to go behind her back to do it? Will she ever forgive Slim? Will Randy get married to his fiancée or get smitten with another young lady he meets in the country, costar Gloria Stuart? Does Uncle show up again to take advantage of his now-profitable stepdaughter, since he does have legal custody in the eyes of the law? With the locale switching from New York to the country several times, it didn't turn out to be like what I expected at first, but it was very good, and, as an added bonus, it has Shirley and costar Bill "Bojangles" Robinson dancing. Franklin Pangborn has a very brief but memorable bit as a radio substitute who never gets to go on, until.... If you love Shirley Temple (you wouldn't be reading this if you didn't,) you'll enjoy spending time with Rebecca and company.

vincentlynch-moonoi This is one of the better and more entertaining Shirley Temple pics, although it has virtually nothing to do with the children's book on which it was supposedly based.For starters, there's a dandy cast here. Temple is not a baby anymore, and her wide ranging talents really were quite impressive for a child of 10. Randolph Scott is good here as a radio advertising executive who discovers Rebecca; Scott had made quite a few films before this, but his best years were still in the future. William Demarest is usually an asset to almost any film, as he was here. He provides some comic relief, even as the "bad guy" stepfather. Helen Westley is fine as the owner of the farm and the aunt of Rebecca, although it would have been good if they had developed her character a bit more in the first half of the film so we would know that she loved Rebecca. Gloria Stuart is the primary love interest here, although most movie-goers will remember her better as the old lady in "Titanic". Bill (Bojangles) Robinson plays a farm hand. His role in the first half of the film is negligible, but that is more than made up for with the memorable dancing on the stairs number in the second half of the film. Slim Summerville is cool -- as always -- as the aunt's old sweetheart who jilted her, and adds more comic relief to the film. Jack Haley is pleasant as a radio performer, and while underrated for most of his career is well remembered as the Tin Man in "The Wizard Of Oz".I mentioned above that there is a part 1 and part 2 of this film. What I mean is that the first half of the film is about getting Rebecca into show business. And, it's quite a satisfying tale in and of itself. But then the stepfather returns, takes her away, and the second half of the film is about getting her back to her aunt and Sunnybrook Farm.All things considered, this is a nice little film. Look, however, for the goof -- how can a girl on her first radio show sing her greatest hits???

mark.waltz When young Shirley Temple believes she's been overlooked by a radio producer, her stepfather (William Demarest) drops her off at the farm of her crotchety aunt (Helen Westley). The producer (Randolph Scott) just happens to live next door right under Aunt Westley's chins, and has been searching for her after a misunderstanding at her audition. Westley hasn't been friendly with the neighbors for years due to a misunderstanding with Scott's basset faced servant (Slim Summerville) when they courted years ago. Scott manages to get Shirley on the radio without Westley knowing and she is an instant hit. But of course, the grouchy aunt finds out leading to a lot more complications, some touching reunions and the big finale with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Temple repeats some of her hits and dances with Bojangles while picking berries. The film is cute but ridiculous in spots, and Shirley is obviously a bit more mature than her character's 8 years. Still, worth watching for the charm of country life. Ah, those Green Acres.

lpnarnialover09 If you have never read or even know the original story of " Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm" then you will enjoy this movie if however you read the book, you might want to avoid this movie if you are expecting a faithful adaptation this is not it .While I don't particularly hate this particular Shirley Temple movie based on a classic children's book I would only recommend it to die hard Shirley fans . I would not recommend it to anyone who wants to see a faithful adaptation of a wonderful book I would recommend the Mary Pickford version first and I also just found out they made a 1932 version except I don't know if it's even available on DVD or VHS