Bright Eyes: Film Screening

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Hours:	2pm-3:30pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	see below
Category:	Movies

1934, Shirley Temple was that “rare phenomenon, a child actress who could sing, dance, laugh, and cry on cue without inducing nausea in adults… At the peak of her popularity she was an American original, a folk heroine adored by movie audiences who saw in her the ideal child: bright, cheery, and self-reliant” (Ted Sennett).

In Bright Eyes, the picture custom-crafted for Temple and which brought her stardom and saved Fox studio from financial crisis, the six year old plays a suddenly orphaned child. Among those hoping to adopt her is her godfather, co-star James Dunn, with whom Temple appeared in three other films.

Bright Eyes, one of nine pictures Temple completed in 1934—earning herself a special Oscar that year for 'outstanding contribution to screen entertainment”—features the entertainer’s delightful signature song “On the Good Ship Lollipop.”

COST

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$10. $7.50 for Members and Seniors. $5 for Students. Emerson Students Free.

WEBSITE

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artsemerson.org

LOCATION

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559 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02117 map
Phone: 617-824-8400

Bright Family Screening Room, Paramount Center