Captain January (1936)

Cutsie melodrama

Yes, Shirley Temple is unbelievably cute. And her one dance with Buddy Epson is amusing. But the rest of the film is treacle, based on a highly predictable and melodramatic story designed to exploit the emotions of the masses. The colorized version, by the way, is terrible; one of the worst I've seen. What a way to kill an hour and a half. July 23, 2008

An Oldie but Goodie

I had been waiting a long time for Amazon to get this movie in on DVD. As soon as they got it, they sent me notice and I bought it. It is a cute movie. Makes me remember the days when I was a little girl and watched the Shirley Temple Theater every Sunday with my big sister. Most people remember the song in the movie, "At the Codfish Ball", but my favorite is "The Right Somebody to Love." Good family movie. Kids need more like this these days.
May 11, 2007

WE LOVE SHIRLEY TEMPLE!!!

I just had to get this movie for my young daughter. My daughter had a tap dance recital, and the song they were dancing to was "Cod Fish Ball", which is in this movie. She has watched this over & over :) The whole movie is great, but our favorite part was watching Shirley Temple dance with Buddy Ebsen. March 17, 2007

A RESTORED SCENE HAS BEEN PUT BACK IN!!!!!!!!

This is one of Shirley's best movies and, the color version looks fantastic!!! The print used is in very good condition and the color just looks quite stunning!!

The exciting thing of all about this release is that there is a fantastic restored scene that has not been seen since it was first released!!

This scene happens after Shirley ends her "AT THE CODFISH BALL" number. The scene where the old bearded guy tells Shirley about "spitting", and the scene shows him spit and then make a funny sound and then he has Shirley try it and she does and Shirley makes a spitting sound and then such a cute noise,she does this spitting 3 times and the sound 3 times and each time she does this, she looks so very adorable!!!

Of course this scene is a real treat for all of us who are big fans of little Shirley, and to see a NEW scene of her is a big time treat!!

As an extra on the DVD there is a newsreel of Shirley being anxious to pull the rope to a Will Rodgers momorial. Notice how she seems to get kind of mad when she is first shown, she does this thing with her arms and has such a face at that point and the guys around her all look at her when she does this.

This is a MUST HAVE DVD if you are a fan of little Shirley!! July 26, 2006

Enchanting and delightful!

This enchanting tail about an orphan adopted by an old sea captain will capture your heart and your family's heart. In another heart warming and spectacularly acted film by Ms Temple, you won't want to miss a single moment. Why not get family values back and start watching these with your children instead of putting them on the computer?

Great dancing scenes from some famous actors and of course the usual singing round this great film out! I wish they made like this today! July 23, 2006

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