Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938 film)
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Produced by |
Darryl F. Zanuck Raymond Griffith |
| Screenplay by | Don Ettlinger Karl Tunberg Ben Markson William M. Conselman |
| Based on |
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1903 novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin |
| Starring |
Shirley Temple Randolph Scott Gloria Stuart Helen Westley Bill Robinson William Demarest Jack Haley |
| Music by |
Mack Gordon Harry Revel Lew Pollack Sidney D. Mitchell Samuel Pokrass Jack Yellen Raymond Scott |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | Allen McNeil |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, and Bill Robinson. The screenplay by Don Ettlinger and Karl Tunberg is loosely based on Kate Douglas Wiggin's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. This is the second of three films in which Shirley Temple and Randolph Scott appeared together, the others were; To the Last Man (1933) and Susannah of the Mounties (1939).
The film tells the story of a talented orphan's trials and tribulations after winning a radio audition to represent a breakfast cereal. Highlights include Temple singing a medley of her hit tunes and dancing with Bill Robinson on a flight of stairs. The film was well received by Variety, and, in 2009, was available on videocassette and DVD.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm film versions were made in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) starring Mary Pickford; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) starring Marian Nixon.
Rebecca Winstead (Shirley Temple), a musically talented orphan, is under the guardianship of her stepfather Harry Kipper (William Demarest). She auditions for the radio role of Little Miss America and wins it, but leaves the studio believing she lost it. Kipper regards her as a loser and a burden, and dumps her on the farm of her Aunt Miranda.
Tony Kent, the radio advertising executive who approved Rebecca for the role of Little Miss America, lives next door to Miranda. He recognizes Rebecca, and asks Miranda's permission to feature Rebecca on his radio show. When Aunt Miranda (Helen Westley) refuses to allow Rebecca to associate with show people, Kent broadcasts secretly from his house with Rebecca joining him on the sly.
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