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Miss Annie Rooney

Play trailer Poster for Miss Annie Rooney Released May 29, 1942 1h 24m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Teenager Annie Rooney (Shirley Temple) chafes at the lack of attention from her distracted boyfriend, Joey (Roland Dupree). One evening on the way to a party, Joey rear-ends the car of wealthy Marty White Jr. (Dickie Moore). Smitten, Annie accepts a ride from Marty to the party, where she delights him by teaching him to jitterbug. Annie begins dating Marty, but she is brought up short when his family refuses to invite her to his birthday party because of her working-class, eccentric father.

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J.W. Stepp Washington Star If one were to search for the most outstanding qualities marking the new Shirley Temple, her ability to be natural would be the most arresting factor. Jan 22, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Noteworthy only because Shirley Temple got her first screen kiss in this pic. Rated: C+ Mar 28, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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ashley h Miss Annie Rooney is an okay film. It is about a poor girl who falls for a wealthy young man. Shirley Temple and William Gargan give decent performances. The script is a little slow in places. Edwin L. Marin did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and romance. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I love all of Shirley Temples movies one of my favorite movies is kiss and tell. this one is a cute kinda Cinderella story. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Cute film starring Dickie Moore and Shirley Temple fresh out of their single digit years. Both were movie veterans by the time this film was shot with literally dozens of films between them. The movie is probably best known for Temples first adult onscreen kiss. Not a must-see, but still worth it's running time for a rainy afternoon escape to the past. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member WWII diversion in this light com-dram also Temple's first grown-up role Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Somewhat obnoxious comedy, Gargan in particular is hard to take, with Shirley moving into teenhood. She's been better elsewhere and the story is one big cliche after another. Guy Kibbee is good but he's about the only redeeming feature this has. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member It's like a Disney Channel movie for the 40's. It's so chock full of lingo from the period, I can't make heads or tails of what anyone's saying. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Edwin L. Marin

Director

Shirley Temple

Annie Rooney

William Gargan

Tim Gargan

Dickie Moore

Marty White

Guy Kibbee

Grandpa Tim Rooney Sr.

Peggy Ryan

Myrtle
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Synopsis Teenager Annie Rooney (Shirley Temple) chafes at the lack of attention from her distracted boyfriend, Joey (Roland Dupree). One evening on the way to a party, Joey rear-ends the car of wealthy Marty White Jr. (Dickie Moore). Smitten, Annie accepts a ride from Marty to the party, where she delights him by teaching him to jitterbug. Annie begins dating Marty, but she is brought up short when his family refuses to invite her to his birthday party because of her working-class, eccentric father.
Director
Edwin L. Marin
Producer
Edward Small
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
United Artists
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 29, 1942, Limited
Runtime
1h 24m