shirley temple be in a few not many movie that just be not appeal . in most of her film and she overcome a bad start in life ( orphanage and etc . ) or overcome an evil and nasty person ( usually edna mae oliver or someone similar ) but be see happy most of the time and singing and dancing here and there . it when the negative element of the story be overemphasize ( i. e. blue bird and baby take a bow ) that her film often lose appeal . that the case in this movie . our little girl be simply too depressing and a negative storyline in which shirley parent be ready for a divorce . her mother have an affair with a friend and the father be away all the time on business and ignore the family . when temple ( molly middleton ) be happy or cute and she too cute in here and her sugary personality overdone . meanhwhile and there be only one song and no dance number . people buy or rent shirley temple movie to feel good and not to get depressed or weigh down with broken family soap . there be plenty of other movie like that .