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The Little Colonel

film by Butler [1935]

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      In David Butler

      …guide her to stardom with The Little Colonel (1935), The Littlest Rebel (1935), and Captain January (1936). The hugely successful comedies helped establish Temple as Hollywood’s top box-office attraction. Butler’s later movies for Twentieth Century-Fox included Pigskin Parade (1936); Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937), a clever musical featuring Eddie

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      • Hattie McDaniel
        In Hattie McDaniel

        …a happy Southern servant in The Little Colonel (1935) made her a controversial figure in the liberal Black community, which sought to end Hollywood’s stereotyping. When criticized for taking such roles, McDaniel responded that she would rather play a maid in the movies than be one in real life; and…

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    • Temple
      • Shirley Temple
        In Shirley Temple

        …starred in such hits as The Little Colonel (1935), the first of several musicals featuring dancer Bill Robinson; Curly Top (1935); John Ford’s Wee Willie Winkie (1937); Heidi (1937), based on the children’s book by Johanna Spyri; and

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