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Bright Eyes
(December 31, 1934)
When she appeared in Stand Up and Cheer which started her on
her road to stardom, Shirley Temple weighed 42 lb. Now she
weighs 47 lb. and is 1 1/2 in. taller. She arrives at the studio
in a Dodge instead of a Ford. Her salary has gone up from $150
to $1,000 per week.
The story of Bright Eyes, following the rule for most
pictures tailored to fit stars, is important only for the
opportunities it gives Shirley Temple; to weep when she hears
that her mother has gone to Heaven; to tiptoe away from her
nursery when she learns that the couple she lives with do not
like her; to chuckle when an aviator (James Dunn) who wants to
adopt her lets her dress in his pajamas; to smile bravely when
he makes a parachute jump with her in his arms; to look slyly
good-humored when she is arranging the reconciliation between
the aviator and his girl, which solves the question of her own
future home. Shirley Temple handles all these opportunities with
such childish grace and adult talent that when she returns to
her old specialty in a song called "On the Good Ship Lollipop,"
it is almost as if Greta Garbo were suddenly to break into
"Shuffle Off to Buffalo."