Miss Annie Rooney

1942

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 40% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 641 641

birthday party young love

Plot summary

A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress.

Director

Edwin L. Marin Photo
Edwin L. Marin

Top cast

Mary Field Photo
Mary Field as Mrs. Metz
Edgar Dearing Photo
Edgar Dearing as Policeman
June Lockhart Photo
June Lockhart as Stella Bainbridge
Jonathan Hale Photo
Jonathan Hale as Mr. White
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
792.9 MB
968*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 3
1.44 GB
1440*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by moonspinner55 5 / 10

Inoffensive teenage troubles circa 1942, if a wee bit excruciating

Poor Irish teen, living with her crusty grandpa and unemployed inventor-father, needs a party frock after a wealthy boy she likes asks her to his birthday bash. Naturally, along with a new dress, she'll need a matching wrap and evening sandals, too! Shirley Temple on the wane: she proves not to be a natural movie talent in her teenage years, nor does she seem to connect with this character or with the other kids in the cast (though one can hardly blame her for steering clear of Peggy Ryan's over-the-top Myrtle!). William Gargan, playing Shirl's father--a purveyor of a new technique which turns weeds into a rubbery substance--manages a nice sense of loving desperation, and Temple does break out her dancing shoes in the party sequence. But these teen-trials are completely unreal. This is the kind of penniless movie family with one foot on the street who still manage to live in a large apartment complete with telephone extension in the daughter's room! The film failed to get Temple's career on the right track, and her manner is blasé and indifferent throughout. ** from ****
Reviewed by morrisonhimself 9 / 10

Not perfect, but very enjoyable

It would be hard for me not to like any Shirley Temple movie.It's too bad most people think of her as the cute little tyke, because, as she grew into an adult, she just got better as an actress, and in fact became a beautiful woman.She was at the in-between stage in this movie, playing a young teenager, which was appropriate since she was 14.As usual, she was adorable. Even as a fan, I will admit that sometimes she relied too much on pouty expressions left over from her very young years, but she also had the ability necessary to portray the pertinent emotions.She liked dancing, as she wrote in her autobiography (which I highly recommend, to everyone), and she got to dance here, and was a lot of fun to watch.Dickie Moore, of whom also I am a fan, was just not quite right as the rich boy. He didn't come across strongly enough, but his performance still does not detract enough to lessen one's enjoyment.Roland du Pree, on the other hand, gave a very strong performance, strong enough, in fact, that I am dumbfounded he didn't have a major career.He was a very good-looking young man, a good dancer, and a scene stealer, but apparently nothing is known about him, since even his birth date is not shown here at IMDb.Look for a very young Noel Neill and a very young June Lockhart in the party scene.The adults, by the way, rather varied in watchability, but, again, nothing can detract much from this very nice movie.
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