Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

1934

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. With the exception of 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.

She's the sweetheart of the airdrome...guardian angel of the fliers who rate their lives more lightly than her love! (Print Ad- The Lodi News, ((Lodi, Calif.)) 7 January 1935)

JBscale
79
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Drama
Length
1 hr. 25 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 28, 1934
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
November 22, 2005
Acquired Date
October 8, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
James Dunn
James Dunn
Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell
Judith Allen
Judith Allen
Lois Wilson
Lois Wilson
Charles Sellon
Charles Sellon
Walter Johnson
Walter Johnson
Jane Withers
Jane Withers
Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz
Dorothy Christy
Dorothy Christy
Brandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst
George Irving
George Irving

Directors

David Butler
David Butler

Producers

Sol M. Wurtzel
Sol M. Wurtzel

Writers

William M. Conselman
William M. Conselman

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
83%
Tomatometer
12 votes
RT Fresh Certified
75%
Popcornmeter
113 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2,569 votes

Additional Info

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