The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
22 audience votes
Key crew
- David ButlerDirector
- Harry TugendScreenplay
- Sam HellmanScreenplay
- Gladys LehmanScreenplay
Cast
- Shirley TempleStar
- Guy KibbeeCaptain January
- Slim SummervilleCaptain Nazro
- Buddy EbsenPaul Roberts
- Sara HadenAgatha Morgan
- Jane DarwellEliza Croft
- June LangMary Marshall
- Jerry TuckerCyril Morgan
- Nella WalkerMrs. Mason
- George IrvingJohn Mason
- Jim FarleyDeputy Sheriff
- Si JenksOld Sailor
Stills
Themes
boarding schoolorphanagelighthouse keeper