First Film Since the Academy Award

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 226, 25 September 1935, Page 11

First Film Since the Academy Award

SHIRLEY TEMPLE BACK AS “OUR LITTLE GIRL”

(State: Screening Saturday.)

Shirley Temple fans throughout the -world thrilled with pleasure over the recent award to her of a special statuette hy the Academy

of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The screen sensation (she

turned six recently) was singled out l>y this respected hody for making the greatest contribution to pictures last year. “Our Little Girl” is the.first picture Shirley has made sinco tho award. It goes without saying that her numerous fan following takes prido in knowing that their love for the young screen star is backed by tho Academy. The award came as a surprise and followed the distribution of the golden statuettes voted by Academy members to leading artists, producers, directors' and writers. | Irvin S. Cobb, famous humorist who served as toastmaster, following the i announcement which was greeted by j an ovation, paid tribute to tho talented . youngster. He pointed out that sho lias “given the world one of its greatest gifts. Sho has mado more people happy and mado more children laugh than any child of her age in the history of tho world.” , Tho only other times in the history 1 of Academy that special awards have been voted were to Charlie Chaplin for versatility on “City Lights”; to Warner Brothers for pioneering sound with “The Jazz vSinger”; to Walt Disney for the creation of Mickey Mouse. Tho baby starlet accepted her honours modestly, displaying the famous dimpled smilo and bowing to tho hundreds of film personalities. Shirley not only acts but sings in “Our Little Girl.” Her supporting cast includes Bosemary Ames, Joel MeCrea, Lylo Talbot, Erin O J Bricn-Moore, Jack Donohue, and many others. Tho direction is by John Bobertson. It is an Edward Butcher production

“Lady in Bed,” hit song from Warner Bros, latest, “in Caliente,” is slightly reminiscent of “Tony’s Wife.”