Buy, Rent or Watch Little Miss Broadway and other Movies + TV Shows online. Despite Temple's mother's concerns, Temple was on board with it. Drama. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage. Adventure, Certificate: Passed Some editions have special features and theatrical trailers. A swindler and his girlfriend take in his young daughter, who has been living with the family of his deceased wife. The film stars Shirley Temple in a story about a theatrical boarding house and its occupants, and was originally titled Little Lady of Broadway. Murphy, who was not satisfied with the dance routine in "We Should Be Together," insisted that movie's closing dance number be reworked. Little Miss Broadway is a 1947 American musical film starring Jean Porter and directed by Arthur Dreifuss. Other articles where Little Miss Broadway is discussed: Irving Cummings: …Cummings reteamed with Temple on Little Miss Broadway (1938), a typically sentimental outing for the young actress, enlivened by her duets with Jimmy Durante. Betsy Brown is released from an orphanage into the care of Pop Shea, her parents' friend who runs a boarding house for theatrical performers. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. USA, 1938. 78 likes. Certificate: Passed This isn't one of the best films I have ever seen, not even close, but it was/is something good to see on a quiet afternoon when there is nothing else on. Shirley helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum clearance project; The little miss dances with bill "Bojangles" robinson. A hard-nosed newspaper editor poses as a night school student in order to woo a journalism teacher who cannot stand him. The screenplay was written by Harry Tugend and Jack Yellen.The film stars Shirley Temple in a story about a theatrical boarding house and its occupants, and was originally titled Little Lady of Broadway.In 2009, the film was available on DVD and videocassette. It was kind of slow and the writing wasn't all that great. The rest of the cast is pretty good but I especially liked the part of Betsy Brown. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. This movie is also about adoption and musical plays. In Little Miss Broadway, Shirley Temple shows an improvement in her tap dancing, her singing and her ability to turn on at will whatever emotional faucet is demanded by the script. LITTLE MISS BROADWAY. MLA citation style: Irving Cummings, and Louis Silvers. HoloLens PC Mobile device Xbox 360 Trailer. The film has been released on videocassette and DVD. Add the first question. Directed by Arthur Dreifuss. 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