Summaries

A show business family leaves the Great White Way and heads to a farm in New England. What results are the difficulties they have before they are accepted by the community.

Shirley's last film on her 20th Century Fox contract, when she was 12. Her parents (Oakie, Greenwood) decide to retire from showbiz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small town until a storm lets them show their stuff. Clips from earlier films fill in Shirley's background.—Ed Stephan <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • small town
  • storm
  • vaudeville
  • train station
  • resentment toward newcomer
Genres
  • Drama
  • Musical
Release date Aug 29, 1940
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) G
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Twentieth Century Fox

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 19m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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