Product Details

• Actors: Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville, Buddy Ebsen, Sara Haden
• Directors: David Butler, Irving Cummings, Walter Lang, William A. Seiter
• Writers: Bess Meredyth, Darrell Ware, Don Marquis, Ethel Hill
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006
• Run Time: 225 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FFJ86C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,194 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Shirley Temple: America's Sweetheart Collection, Volume 4 (Captain January / Just Around the Corner / Susannah of the Mounties)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A lighthouse keeper saves an orphan from a ship wreck, a young girl's friendship with a wealthy neighbor saves her father's business, and a young orphan is rescued by mounties after an Indian attack.
Genre: Feature Film Family
Rating: NR
Release Date: 25-JUL-2006
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good-quality set..., September 8, 2006

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La Coccinelle - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shirley Temple: America's Sweetheart Collection, Volume 4 (Captain January / Just Around the Corner / Susannah of the Mounties) (DVD)

... to add to your collection of Shirley Temple movies. While these aren't some of her best, they are still entertaining.

"Captain January" is probably the most fun of the bunch. I like most of the movies Shirley made between 1934 and 1936, and this one falls neatly in amongst them. "At the Codfish Ball", a great song-and-dance number with Buddy Ebsen, is included.

By the time "Just Around the Corner" came out, Shirley was getting a little old, and the mannerisms that might have passed for cuteness as a child were beginning to get a little annoying. The movie is still worth seeing though, if only for her dance routines with Bill Robinson.

When watching "Susannah of the Mounties", keep in mind that it was a story about a different time (the 1880s) that was made in a different time (the 1930s). It will probably come across as somewhat racist to today's viewers, but it will still probably appeal to Shirley fans.

The problems with sound that I noticed on some of the discs in the last two collections seem to have been corrected. The audio was fine, and the colourizations were decent. People thinking of purchasing this collection might want to be aware that, unlike the three previous collections, there was no charm bracelet included with this one (I don't mind... I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the three I now have!).

All in all, it's a fine set for the collection. I hope there will be a Volume 5... I'm still waiting for "Stowaway" and "Poor Little Rich Girl" (two of my other 1936 favourites).

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Same old Shirley, June 17, 2009

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Roger Long "longrush" (Port Clinton, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shirley Temple: America's Sweetheart Collection, Volume 4 (Captain January / Just Around the Corner / Susannah of the Mounties) (DVD)

"Captain January" has a sappy plot: a cute little girl, rescued from a shipwreck by an old lighthouse keeper, is in danger of being taken away by a mean old Miss Gulch of a truant officer. The only things that save this film are the musical and dance scenes, particularly "The Codfish Ball," performed by Shirley and Buddy Ebsen. Take that out and the movie is a wash--or awash.

"Just Around the Corner" is one of the few Shirley Temple movies that even acknowledges the Great Depression. Shirley's mother is apparently dead, and the girl lives with her architect father in a skyscraper New York apartment house. He is on his uppers, but with his daughter's help the icy heart of a mean old millionaire melts and all ends well. You could see it all coming. There are no memorable song and dance numbers, even with Bill Robinson, the doorman, or at the outrageous benefit Shirley stages for her father.

"Susannah of the Mounties" is pure claptrap. Shirley's family is killed by renegade Indians, and she is rescued by the Canadian Royal Mounties. There are all sorts of Indians with giant feather headdresses, squealing and threatening and talking pigeon English ("White men speak with forked tongue"). It's embarrasing to anyone with the least bit of knowledge about native Americans. In this film Shirley has no song and dance interludes of note.

Shirley was a bit long of tooth when these three movies were made and the cuteness of her earlier films is growing a bit thin. If you're short of time, dial up "The Codfish Ball" and skip the rest of these.

37 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Which DVD's?, April 27, 2006

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Denise (Mary Esther, Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shirley Temple: America's Sweetheart Collection, Volume 4 (Captain January / Just Around the Corner / Susannah of the Mounties) (DVD)

The titles include:

Captain January
Just Around The Corner
Susannah of the Mounties