Wee Willie Winkie (1937)

Taken by her mother (June Lang) to live in India a young girl (Temple) gradually wins the heart of her feisty grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith) a colonel at a British army outpost. Before long she captures the heart of his entire regiment as well as his chief enemy (Ceasar Romeo) using her considerable charms to prevent a full scale war.System Requirements:Running Time: 200 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/CLASSICS Rating: G UPC: 024543514459 Manufacturer No: 2251445 Product Description

Curly top/ stowaway/little miss broadway and wee willie winkle

I can only view these dvd@s on old dvd player(bush). I cant play them on sony Pl/re.I wasnt informed of customs charge of £14 For 4 videos of the four dvds . wee willie winkle had no lable on dvd. though all had security tag on May 11, 2008

One of Shirley's best; nice restoration job

Fox continues to release the Temple films without any real extras; this one appears to be no exception. Since it was also part of a John Ford boxed set, it underwent an extensive overhaul (about 77 hours according to the background information on the DVD). Original elements at Fox were unusable for "Winkie," but the final result is very good. There is NO colorized version to choose from here, but rather a sepia-tone version, just as the film was originally released. For film buffs, this is a plus!

"Wee Willie Winkie" (1937) VERY loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's popular story. Taken by her mother (June Lang) to live in India, a young girl (Temple) gradually wins the heart of her feisty grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith), a colonel at a British army outpost. Before long, she captures the hearts of his entire regiment as well as his chief enemy (Cesar Romero), using her charms to prevent a full-scale war. Directed by John Ford; definitely one of Temple's best films, thanks to the chemistry between Temple & Romero, and Temple & Victor McLaglen (get the hankies out for one of their scenes). Presented as a flipper disc featuring a tinted version of the film (in a very pleasing sepia tone) that was based on original notes and research to make the film look as it was first released as well as the black and white original, both in their original full-screen theatrical aspect ratio. With English Stereo plus English and Spanish Mono, the feature also includes English, French and Spanish subtitles. 100 minutes. Bonus feature: Restoration Comparison which describes in detail what was done.

This film is also available as part of the John Ford collection AND as part of Volume 6 in Fox's Shirley Temple Collection. April 26, 2008

A fine, exciting film

This is not your typical Shirley Temple film - it is closer to the style of its director John Ford. It is an exciting, action & comedy-packed highly recommended film, even for non-Shirley fans. Please note that it is Not widescreen. And price is too high, should be closer to $10. February 6, 2008

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