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Dimples (1936)  link to Dimples on IMDb  

Number: 1580

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IMDb Rating:
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6.8/10 (645 votes)

Country: United States, 79 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Family, Musical

Director(s): William A. Seiter

Storyline:
Dimples is a busker - a street entertainer, and lives in mid-19th century New York City's Bowery with her kindhearted but pickpocketing Grandfather, Prof. Eustace Appleby. Dimples is a talented child and is hired to perform at a party in the home of Mrs. Caroline Drew, an elderly widow living in Washington Square. Dimples delights the gathering and charms not only the elderly mistress of the house but her nephew Allen as well, a theatrical producer betrothed to a lovely society belle. Allen engages Dimples to perform the role of Little Eva in his production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" while Mrs. Drew makes it possible for Dimples to remain in her genteel home and enjoy its benefits. Various complications ensue and Dimples bravely makes the decision to sacrifice her happiness to return to her slum dwelling Grandfather. Mrs. Drew traces Dimples's whereabouts and convinces Prof. Appleby that his lovely granddaughter deserves something better than a life of poverty and crime in the Bowery. The...

Cast:

Shirley Temple Dimples Appleby
Frank Morgan Prof. Eustace Appleby
Robert Kent Allen Drew
Helen Westley Mrs. Caroline Drew
Stepin Fetchit Cicero

Medium: Original DVD, DTS 5.1 - English / DTS-HD Master Audio - English

Location: On The Shelf 24 Disk Collection

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3