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The Littlest Rebel (1935)

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America's Little Sweetheart . . . The Dimpled Darling You Love in the Greatest of Civil War Dramas !

Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.

Cast & Crew

Director
David Butler
  • Profile picture of Shirley Temple
    Virginia 'Virgie' Cary Shirley Temple
  • Profile picture of John Boles
    Capt. Herbert Cary John Boles
  • Profile picture of Jack Holt
    Col. Morrison Jack Holt
  • Profile picture of Karen Morley
    Mrs. Cary Karen Morley
  • Profile picture of Bill Robinson
    Uncle Billy Bill Robinson
  • Profile picture of Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
    Sgt. Dudley Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
  • Profile picture of Willie Best
    James Henry Willie Best
  • Profile picture of Frank McGlynn Sr.
    President Abraham Lincoln Frank McGlynn Sr.

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Keywords

  • plantation
  • troops
  • tap dancing
  • father
  • jail
  • illness
  • tyrant