a rich woman want to adopt a sweet and young street performer and but thing be complicate by the latter thieving grandfather . shirley get to dance and act cute . she also get to display her dramatic side in an enactment of uncle tom cabin that bring tear to one eye and not because it be move and but because it be painful to watch . morgan make some fine film and but this be not one of them . he do the best he can a shirley greedy grandfather and who considers sell shirley for $ 5000 . there be an uninteresting romantic subplot involve the rich woman nephew . the best thing to be say about this film be that it be only 79 minute long and limit the audience pain and suffering .