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      Little Miss Broadway

      PG Released Jul 22, 1938 1h 10m Musical Comedy List
      Reviews 72% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Parentless Betsy Brown (Shirley Temple) escapes orphanage life with the help of her uncle "Pop" Shea (Edward Ellis) and goes to live with him at the Hotel Variety, a boarding house he runs for performers. Betsy fits right in with the zany tenants, but the landlady, Sarah Wendling (Edna May Oliver), who lives just next door, wants to evict her noisy neighbors. When Betsy is then sent back to the orphanage, Sarah's nephew Roger (George Murphy) concocts a plan to rescue Betsy and the hotel. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 28 Buy Now

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      Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine In other words, Little Miss Broadway is the sort of picture that no Temple fan would dream of missing, and that old meanies who don't care for Shirley wouldn't be dragged to with a court summons. Jul 22, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Same as all the rest. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/10/23 Full Review andy h With very memorable musical numbers and interactions, this picture is another shining example of Shirley temples brightness. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member not one of my favorites shirley temple vehicles Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Love this film as a kid! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Ya kno...after a while, all her movies kinda the same! A little disturbing too... She was just a girl but had to act like a grown lady in a child's body! Her story is definitely a sad one to me! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the best Shirley Temple film but it's still decent. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Parentless Betsy Brown (Shirley Temple) escapes orphanage life with the help of her uncle "Pop" Shea (Edward Ellis) and goes to live with him at the Hotel Variety, a boarding house he runs for performers. Betsy fits right in with the zany tenants, but the landlady, Sarah Wendling (Edna May Oliver), who lives just next door, wants to evict her noisy neighbors. When Betsy is then sent back to the orphanage, Sarah's nephew Roger (George Murphy) concocts a plan to rescue Betsy and the hotel.
      Director
      Irving Cummings
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Musical, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 22, 1938, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 1, 2013
      Runtime
      1h 10m
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