Shirley temple captain january vhs film colorized new. First introduced to the public in the popular film full metal jacket. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Here she was, a cute and enourmously talented youngster coming exactly at the right time during the great depression, and whammo. The screenplay by sam hellman, gladys lehman, and harry tugend is based on the story the lighthouse at cape. By the time she appeared in captain january 1936, seven year old shirley temple was the number one box office star in nation. All of the deutschlandclass ships were eventually lost to action in world war 2. Shirley temple, an optimistic icon who knew it was an illusion the. Comedy musical family 1936 77 minutes color shirley lives with a lighthouse keeper kibbee who rescued her when her parents drowned. Burnett returned to sea in 1936 with a posting to hmas canberra as executive officer. In honour of his service to pioneer aviation in newfoundland, memorial university conferred an honorary doctor of laws degree upon captain douglas cowan fraser at its spring convocation, on may 29, 1982. July 15th, 2008 not yet rated 1 hr 5 min plot summary.
Todays starting film, especially, traumatized my mother as a child and i understand why. A truant officer haden decides she should go to boarding school, but shes rescued by. Captain america 1944 the adventures of captain marvel 1941 the mysery squadron 1933. Captain january would make an excellent essay to analyze from todays standpoint.
The screenplay by sam hellman, gladys lehman, and harry tugend is based on the story the lighthouse at cape tempest by laura e. Upcoming events in clark gable history april 11, 2020. Meddlesome agatha morgan tries to prove that cap is not a suitable guardian for star, and that she should be in school, but star scores higher than her peers when tested. Signed by fox in 1934 at the age of five, she made eight films that year, and skyrocketed to fame. Captain ronald reagan president ronald reagan served as a captain in the u. But she was never to make it back to her home port.
Previously filmed as a vehicle for baby peggy montgomery in 1922, laura e. Howard hawks great director profile senses of cinema. This 1936 film stars shirley temple as star mason, who, as an infant, is rescued from the sea by lighthouse keeper captain january guy kibbie. In october 1937, graham wrote in a british magazine that shirley was a complete totsy and her admirersmiddleaged men and. Flat broke, he uses the doubloon to trick the greedy storekeeper joblin harold howard into giving him a drink or two for free.
The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows. This page details the development and operational history of the kms admiral graf spee pocket battleship armored cruiser including technical specifications and pictures. New listing 1935 original fox film publicity photo shirley temple playing croquet at home. The finger points premieres the finger points premieres the finger points, starring richard barthelmess, fay wray and clark gable, premiered on april 11, 1931 april 18, 2020. Captain january is one of only six of baby peggys fulllength feature films to survive to the current era. They adore each other, and she thrives having a large community of sailors as her extended family. Get the best deals on shirley temple photo when you shop the largest online selection at. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at. The following year he returned to england for the last time, becoming executive officer on the battleship hms royal oak. It was a triedandtrue formula in the temple movies. Star shirley temple, an orphan, lives with captain cap january, a retired sailor who runs a lighthouse. Captain bill jones george houston gets a spanish doubloon from a passenger he was ferrying. Browse historical events, famous birthdays and notable deaths from jan 1, 1937 or search by date, day or keyword. Captain january dvd 1936 a shirley temple adventure movie of a little girl and her lighthouse keeper guardian cap who looks out for her.
Star temple has lived with lighthouse keeper captain january guy. Dancing with buddy ebsen in captain january 1936 with images. The film, scheduled for release in 1982, was to be made available to schools and the general public, but was never completed or released. In 1936, she completed the voyage between wallaroo in south australia and the english port of falmouth in just 86 days.
Pirates change course for a south seas captain george houston who says he found a sunken spanish. Overview of captain january, 1936, directed by david butler, with shirley temple, guy kibbee, slim summerville, at turner classic movies. Captain calamity is a 1936 film describing a tale of an ordinary ship captain who got himself and his crew into trouble by claiming he discovered gold from lost sunken pirate ship. A truant officer haden decides she should go to boarding school, but. Hal erickson, captain january overview, new york times.
Captain january is a 1936 american musical comedydrama film. Please allow at least 60 seconds for this film to load. The captain german director robert schwentke examines our troubling relationship with authority in the true story of an imposter who posed as a nazi officer. Thomas monroe campbell the son of an itinerant methodist preacher and tenant farmer, thomas monroe campbell was born in elbert county, georgia, on february 11, 1883. I have written up very brief summaries of each of shirleys movies, if you have a more complete summary, please email me your summary and i will add it to. Star shirley temple is a shipwrecked orphan girl growing up with a gentle lighthousekeeper named captain january guy kibbee, who rescued her from the waves when she was just a baby. This crane continually pecked at cast and crew members, so a prop man nailed its webbed feet to the floor. Set in the scenic south seas, this highseas adventure centers on a sailor who creates all kinds of trouble when he tells a whopper about having found a great spanish treasure. The secret six premieres the secret six premieres the secret six starring clark gable, jean harlow and wallace beery, premiered on april 18, 1931. The story is similar to a few other temple films in which a nasty person takes shirley away from the good people but the good guys prevail in the end. This undated photo shows film star shirley temple as a child. Captain january shirley temple movie film shirley temple dolls.
That old dude that saved shirley temple from not only eminent death, but also kept the truant officer from locking her up. Shirley lives with a lighthouse keeper kibbee who rescued her when her parents drowned. One of shirley temples best films, captain january would be memorable if only for her singingdancing duet with buddy ebsen, at the codfish. It has been preserved in several film archives around the world, including the library of congress in the united states. The screenplay by sam hellman, gladys lehman, and harry tugend. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on january 1. Captain joseph burnett the australian war memorial.
But when the towns new truant officer tries to take her away from the captain so she can have a proper home, her idyllic existence falls under a cloud. Captain january is a 1936 american musical comedydrama film directed by david butler. Shirley temple captain january, 1936 loved her when i was a little girl. The witch of buchenwald is sentenced to prison ilse koch, wife of the commandant of the buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in west germany. He worked with his tenantfarmer father and several white farmers until he was fifteen. In december 1938 he was promoted to captain and the following year completed the.
Unfortunately, the captain never formally adopts her, and a truant officer keeps attempting to take star away from him and send her to public school. Kms admiral graf spee pocket battleship armored cruiser. What happened in 1936 important news and events, key technology and popular culture. Here, the villain is truant officer sara haden who wants to take shirley away from good guy captain january guy kibbe. Richards captain january was warmed up as a shirley temple picture 14 years later. Shirley temple and buddy ebsen on the set of the 1936 film, captain january. Shirley temple in captain january 1936 shirley temple, buddy ebsen. The film stars shirley temple, guy kibbee, and sara haden in a story about a. Here you can find out more about his interesting film. Star temple has lived with lighthouse keeper captain january guy kibbee ever since he fished her out of the sea. Trivia in one scene of this film, shirley temples character is given a crane for her birthday. He helped make more than 400 training films when he was assigned to the 1st motion picture unit in culver city, calif.
What happened in 1936 important news and events, key. Captain january shirley temple color version 1936 highdef. Shirley temple new factory sealed dvd 1936 see pictures. The film has also been restored and made available to the public by independent silent film. Four year old star has been happy living with captain january in the lighthouse since he rescued her from a shipwreck. On their final evening together, he allows her to light the lamp in the lighthouse something she has always wanted to do. Campbell briefly attended a local school in 1898 and in january of the following year he set out for tuskegee institute in tuskegee, where his.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With shirley temple, guy kibbee, slim summerville, buddy ebsen, sara. Captain january 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Captain january 1936 is a comingofage comedy, family movie starring shirley temple and guy kibbee.
The truant officer uses the motivation of getting star put into school and properly raised as an impetus to get involved, but is that really the reason shes so gungho about taking star away from a man she presumes is a miscreant. Captain january 1936 star shirley temple is a shipwrecked orphan girl growing up with a gentle lighthousekeeper named captain january guy kibbee, who. Several of these movies are personal favorites of my mom. By the following year, fox, which had been on the brink of bankruptcy, was turning a profit. Captain january shirley temple movie 1930s film info and ranking. The witch of buchenwald is sentenced to prison history.
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