Bright Eyes Review
Shirley_Temple should definitely be seen as well as heard. Vocally, little Miss_Temple is something akin to a nail on a blackboard, even when performing her signature song, "On the Good Ship Lollipop." But watch her deliver the very same number to an American Airlines crew in Bright Eyes -- and presto! Instant magic. No other child performer but Temple could have convincingly played Bright Eyes' cheerful little orphan; certainly not Jane_Withers, who is thrown into the mix almost as an antidote. That Miss_Withers runs away with every scene she is in is more to the credit of the writers, who merrily piled on the abuse. Withers added her God-given talent for mugging, and together they created one of filmdom's most memorable villainesses. The adults -- even such veteran scene stealers as James_Dunn, Dorothy_Christy, and Charles_Sellon -- can do little more than stand back and watch in awe as the pint-sized duo goes to town. Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
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