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Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938Movie⏱️ 1h 12mPG
DramaFamilyMusical
6.6
IMDB Rating
1,073 votes

An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show-business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.

Director
Irving Cummings
Writers
Harry Tugend, Jack Yellen
Stars
Shirley Temple, George Murphy, Jimmy Durante
Release Date
July 29, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
as Betsy Brown
George Murphy
George Murphy
as Roger Wendling
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante
as Jimmy Clayton
Phyllis Brooks
Phyllis Brooks
as Barbara Shea
Edna May Oliver
Edna May Oliver
as Sarah Wendling
George Barbier
George Barbier
as Fiske
Edward Ellis
Edward Ellis
as Pop Shea
Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell
as Miss Hutchins
El Brendel
El Brendel
as Ole
Donald Meek
Donald Meek
as Willoughby Wendling

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Stage 3, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Twentieth Century Fox

🏷️ Keywords

girlhotelorphanageorphantwins

🎯 Categories

DramaFamilyMusical

⭐ Featured Review

Triumph Over Mediocre Material
by boblipton2025-12-09
7/10

"Mean old Edna May Oliver wants to take Shirley Temple from Edward Ellis and send her back to the orphanage. Ellis lives at the old actors' hotel next to her mansion, and since its owned by the estate she controls. It makes considerably less dramatic sense than most of Miss Temple's vehicles, and the songs by Harold Spina and Walter Bullock are not up to standard. This means that director Irving Cummings must through a lot of talent at the the audience and see what sticks: George Murphy, Jimmy Durante, George Barbier, Jane Darwell, El Brendel, and Donald Meek, each take a few minutes..."

💡 Did You Know?

Mr Brasno asks Mike if he has anything for him and his wife, and Mike replies, "Buffalo, next week." The tap step the Brasnos do out of the room is called "Shuffle Off to Buffalo," or simply "Buffalo Step."

📖 Synopsis

An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show-business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.