Wee Willie Winkie
Directed by John Ford
Written by Ernest Pascal and Julien Josephson based on the story by Rudyard Kipling
1937/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing? John Ford brought some strong production values to Shirley Temple’s adventures in the British Raj. read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 31, 2013
John Ford, best known as the director of masterful Westerns like Stagecoach (1939) and The Searchers (1956), seems an odd choice for a Shirley Temple feature, but the story that actually unfolds in Wee Willie Winkie (1937) plays on many of Ford's favorite themes. Darker and more mature than most of read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 31, 2013
John Ford, best known as the director of masterful Westerns like Stagecoach (1939) and The Searchers (1956), seems an odd choice for a Shirley Temple feature, but the story that actually unfolds in Wee Willie Winkie (1937) plays on many of Ford's favorite themes. Darker and more mature than most of read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 31, 2013
John Ford, best known as the director of masterful Westerns like Stagecoach (1939) and The Searchers (1956), seems an odd choice for a Shirley Temple feature, but the story that actually unfolds in Wee Willie Winkie (1937) plays on many of Ford's favorite themes. Darker and more mature than most of read more
