Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

7.0IMDb Score
Released:2001-12-18
Duration:95 min
Director:Nadia Tass
Actors:Ashley Rose Orr, Connie Britton, Colin Friels, Hinton Battle, John Diedrich
Production:Village Roadshow Pictures, Hartbreak Films, Radio Pictures, Walt Disney Television

Overview:

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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