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Name: Captain January
Released: 1936-4-17
Cast: Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville, June Lang, Buddy Ebsen

Captain January

NR
1h 17m
1936

86%

age 6+

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An irrepressible orphan, Star (Shirley Temple), loves her somewhat unusual life in the loving care of the wonderful old keeper of a lighthouse (Guy Kibbee), until a mean truant officer (Sara Haden) begins a relentless campaign to have Star sent to a boarding school far away.

Director:

David Butler

Producer:

Darryl F. Zanuck

Writer:

Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman, Harry Tugend

Cast:

Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville, June Lang, Buddy Ebsen, Sara Haden, Jane Darwell

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

86%

Reviews

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dennis Schwartz

A feel-good hokum musical-comedy cashing in on the popularity of cinema's wonder-child, Miss Curly Top, Shirley Temple.

Shirley Temple feel-good classic is one of her best.

It has a heart and a charm to it that allows the well-worn material to be forgivable.

June 21, 2017

FULL REVIEW

EmanuelLevy.Com

Emanuel Levy

June 21, 2017

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Ken Hanke

So-so Temple vehicle.

June 17, 2017

Common Sense Media

age 6+

Common Sense Says

Shirley Temple feel-good classic is one of her best.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this black-and-white Shirley Temple musical includes a sequence in which little Star is forcibly taken from "Cap," the self-assigned guardian who has raised her since infancy. It's a sad moment, but is resolved soon afterward. In addition, there is an early brief mention of death in which Star asks Cap, "Does everyone have to die?" and "Will I die, too?" His answers are vague enough and gentle enough to be both satisfying and comforting to the child.