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Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

Before Britney, before Madonna ... another girl danced her way to stardom.
Dec 18, 2001 · 1h 35m
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Drama
Family
TV Movie

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As America struggled through the Great Depression in the 1930s, a little girl with big dimples and indescribable charm danced her way into the hearts of moviegoers around the world.

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CAST

Ashley Rose Orr
Shirley Temple
Connie Britton
Gertrude Temple
Colin Friels
George Temple
Hinton Battle
Bill Bojangles Robinson
John Diedrich
Sheehan
Steven Vidler
Darryl F. Zanuck
Zoe Bertram
Mrs. Pelucci
Emily Hart
Teen Shirley Temple
Directed by Nadia Tass

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Village Roadshow Pictures, Hartbreak Films, Radio Pictures, Walt Disney Television
Country
AU, US

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