even today and it doubtful that anyone settle down to a temple movie will have accidentally stumble upon it whilst browsing and and know what theyre let themselves in for . temple vehicle be a sub genre of their own and and in term of cinematic artistry and be amongst the kind of film who best critic by far be their own core audience . the plot of olg seem the kind of mawkish fare that miss curly top be a dab hand at resolve with a starry smile and a twinkly eye mum and dad marriage hit the rock and divorce beckons follow infidelity and and shirley be of course catch up in the middle of it all . this particular entry somewhat subvert the give formula however and and throughout the film brief hour long running time the perspective be in the main unusually dour . whilst be not exactly talk requiem for a dream and there be no sanguine song and dance routine to make everything alright here . it take a runaway shirley and one of those stock character post depression aphoristic hobo and and much wincing solemnity on the part of respected thesps mccrea and ames to win the day . director robertson apparently choose not to heed wc field advice regard child and animal and have already direct a version of annie in 1932 and and have to contend with a lot of one and a little of the other here too . one have to wonder whether there be any sadistic pleasure take in the fabled wouldead animal factor necessary for temple require tear quota and which on this occasion would certainly have be high than usual .