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      Young People

      G 1940 1h 18m Musical List
      Reviews 66% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Tired from years on the road as a family vaudeville act, Joe (Jack Oakie) and Kit Ballantine (Charlotte Greenwood) move with their daughter, Wendy (Shirley Temple), to a small New England town in search of a normal life. However, when they arrive, the Ballantines find that the locals, including a curmudgeonly schoolteacher (Kathleen Howard), aren't interested in welcoming performers to their town. But when a massive storm hits, the family is given a chance to prove its worth. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Oct 01 Buy Now

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      Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Interesting musical about liberal young people in revolt against small town conservative economics; good direction by Allan Dwan. Jul 18, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Might be Temple's worst Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/11/23 Full Review StephenPaul C The greatest 01 hour: and 18 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/21/23 Full Review Audience Member THe only thing good about this film are the clips of Shirley Temple when she was younger. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked this one a lot. Although Shirley still had dead parents in this one, she never knew it because she was adopted when still a baby and was in a cute little showbiz family. The way they clash with the narrow-minded small town folk could just as easily happen in a lot of places today! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Shirley Temple had a rare screen presence. This was true whenever she was being filmed, whatever her age. In this one she was twelve but she seemed more like eight. This is enjoyable but, see that smile on Shirley's face? The whole movie is that way. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Very sweet cute movies from all of Shirley Temple's movie. I loved all of them. But I didn't watch some of them! I'll copy and paste to the ones I watched!:) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Tired from years on the road as a family vaudeville act, Joe (Jack Oakie) and Kit Ballantine (Charlotte Greenwood) move with their daughter, Wendy (Shirley Temple), to a small New England town in search of a normal life. However, when they arrive, the Ballantines find that the locals, including a curmudgeonly schoolteacher (Kathleen Howard), aren't interested in welcoming performers to their town. But when a massive storm hits, the family is given a chance to prove its worth.
      Director
      Allan Dwan
      Screenwriter
      Edwin Blum, Don Ettlinger
      Production Co
      Twentieth Century Fox
      Rating
      G
      Genre
      Musical
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 1, 2013
      Runtime
      1h 18m
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