Miss Annie Rooney

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Miss Annie Rooney

Released May 29, 1942

1h 24m

Comedy

Drama

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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.

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

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Noteworthy only because Shirley Temple got her first screen kiss in this pic.

Rated: C+

Mar 28, 2009

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Edwin L. Marin

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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
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: United Artists
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 29, 1942, Limited
Runtime: 1h 24m