Product Details

• Actors: Torin Thatcher, J. Pat O'Malley, Francine York, Shirley Temple, Ray Walston
• Directors: Various
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Genius Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EQ5UJG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,968 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: Shirley Temple Show - The Little Mermaid" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Hans Christian Andersen’s legendary tale of a beautiful mermaid who rescues a shipwrecked prince only to fall hopelessly in love with him. In order for the couple to be together, the mermaid must let go of all that she holds dear, and leave her beloved sea kingdom forever. Shirley Temple hosts and stars as the Little Mermaid.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fairytale classic with Shirley Temple, July 5, 2006

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This review is from: The Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: Shirley Temple Show - The Little Mermaid (DVD)

"Shirley Temple's Storybook" was a successful television series (that ran in colour on NBC between 1958 and 1961) where Miss Temple hosted and more often than not, starred in, adaptations of fairy tale classics and other works of children's literature. Serving as the precursor to other shows like "Faerie Tale Theatre" and "Tall Tales and Legends", "Shirley Temple's Storybook" boasted a galaxy of stars from stage and screen, elaborate production values and lavish costumes. The series later ran in syndication under the "Shirley Temple Show" title.

In "The Little Mermaid", Shirley Temple stars in the title role. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's tender fairytale of selfless love and sacrifice. While living in a kingdom at the bottom of the ocean can be very pretty, the Little Mermaid feels there is something more that life has in store for her. During a brief visit to the surface, she rescues and falls in love with a handsome prince (Donald Harron), and vows to become a human. A bargain with the Merwitch (Nina Foch) is the obvious answer to her dilemma, but will the Little Mermaid risk her very life to become part of the prince's world?...

Shirley Temple brings a lot of depth and feeling to her portrayal of the title role. Legendary actress Cathleen Nesbitt plays dear Granny Mermaid to perfection. With Nancy Kulp, John Hoyt, J. Pat O'Malley, Torin Thatcher, Ray Walston and Francine York. Original air-date 5th March 1961. Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale by Bernard C. Schoenfeld.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Single-sided, single-layer disc
Keep case
Audio: 2-channel stereo

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Child Entertainment, November 26, 2011

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Jeana Wilson "Jeana Scott" (Cassville, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: Shirley Temple Show - The Little Mermaid (DVD)

Great babysitter. My daughter loves watching these grown ups act out in theater like performances the stories from preschool story books. It's interesting as well to see the movie stars of my youth in the plays and guess who they are by voices as they appear in these plays in costume. Very neat.