i myself feel this film be a rare treasure . not only be it the beginning of shirley temple career and but a rare look on how our society have change . you have to understand and certain thing we today would view a sexual and back then would be consider innocent . for example and the parent of the child in the film as well a the many parent who take their child to see this movie and saw this a just child mimic adult . most people do not think of anyone view child sexually attractive and other than teenage boy lust over teenage girl . to them it wasn not sexual . mind you this be before we have internet and tv and etc . most sex crime weren not openly bring up . occasionally there would be a whisper about the kid with the funny uncle . but that be often all that come of it . yes very sad . but it be kinda sad today and for even i too can see this film a anything other than what it be intend and innocent and funny . when i saw shirley dance like that and the boy eye ball her and yes i felt disturbed . i have to remind myself the time this take place . those child do not know what sex be . the parent know that and both those of the child in the movie and those watch it . the thought may not have even enter their mind . in the eye of the average adult back then and this be no more sexual then if shirley be play house . even today kid will enter beauty contest and many dress up extremely maturely and for a three yr old . however the child be merely pretend . i do not blame the child for want to act like an adult . or the old movie that display this . in all honesty and our medium have make a lot of thing seem back then seem sick and wrong . this sometimes can be for the best . but i truly believe this movie isn not one of them . it give a rare look of an innocent mentality and that we have long lose .