Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

TV Movie
2001
TV-G
1h 35m

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Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001)

The life, laughters, and luck of one of the most famous and beloved child stars, Shirley Temple.The life, laughters, and luck of one of the most famous and beloved child stars, Shirley Temple.The life, laughters, and luck of one of the most famous and beloved child stars, Shirley Temple.

Director
- Nadia Tass
Writers
- Shirley Temple
- Joe Wiesenfeld
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6.1/10

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Director
- Nadia Tass
Writers
- Shirley Temple
- Joe Wiesenfeld
Stars

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Connie Britton

Gertrude Temple

Colin Friels

George Temple

Hinton Battle

Bill Bojangles Robinson

Emily Hart

Shirley Temple
(as Emily Anne Hart)

Ashley Rose

Shirley Temple
(as Ashley Rose Orr)

James Barkley

Jack at age 13

Peter Barron

Assistant Director

Randall Berger

Bank President
(as Randall Berger Jr.)

Zoe Bertram

Mrs. Pelucci

Alex Brown

Film Crew Member

Paul Craig

Simon Lee

John Diedrich

Sheehan

Jerome Ehlers

John Ford

Tony Farrell

Henry Hathaway

Samantha Hart

Shirley Temple, age 3
(as Samantha Leslie Gilliams)

Frank Gallacher

Schenk

William Gluth

Lionel Barrymore

Daniel Gostolow

Dancer

Director
- Nadia Tass
Writers
- Shirley Temple
- Joe Wiesenfeld
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Trivia
Producer Melissa Joan Hart is a huge Shirley Temple fan and brought some of her own Shirley Temple dolls along to use it in the film.

Goofs
In 1934, a newsreel states that Hitler is celebrating his 38th birthday. However, Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, meaning that he turned 45 in 1934.

Connections
References Baby, Take a Bow (1934)

Soundtracks
On The Good Ship Lollipop
(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Sidney Clare
Performed by Ashley Rose

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Are you sure that's Shirley?!!

I am fourteen and I wasn't born in the US. I knew that Shirley Temple was THE actress in the thirties, but not much more. Then I saw the ad for this film and decided to watch it. It was good. Except for one thing: Ashley Rose Orr doesn't have Shirley's talent, charm, or sweetness. She acted like a kid trying to be Shirley. But I had never seen a true Shirley Temple movie. I rented Poor Little Rich Girl. Forget Child Star! I'm watching the real thing. I am also proud to say that I now own six Shirley Temple (The Little Colonel, A Little Princess, and four of the short movies she did at the age of three, including Dora's Dunkin Doughnuts) movies myself and know about her life as a child actress. To me, she is THE child actress. She deserved a lot more than an honorary Oscar. But she was a kid. And grown actors don't like pint sized talent! My Grade : Shirley's real movies: A++

Child Star The Shirley Temple Story: D-