A really odd film best remembered today for being an early star vehicle for Shirley Temple. She doesn't appear for a while - the first part of the movie sets up the story of her father getting out of prison, clashing with another prisoner and then going to marry his sweetheart. Fast forward a few years later and dad has little Shirley and a job as a chauffeur but gets drawn back into criminal land.
Shirley is very cute and sings a number or two but is an observer for most of the action, which centers around Dad. Things get serious at the end when gangsters come in with guns and there is a fair amount of shooting. James Dunn is fairly uninspired as Dad although I always liked Claire Trevor, who is mum. There are a bunch of indistinguishable character actors in it; fortunately Shirley Temple films got a lot better.
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