The Littlest Rebel
“America's Little Sweetheart . . . The Dimpled Darling You Love in the Greatest of Civil War Dramas !”
Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.
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Cast
13 people
Shirley Temple
Virgie Cary
Known for
Fort Apache
The Little Princess
Guinn Williams
Sgt. Dudley
John Boles
Captain Cary
Known for
Frankenstein
Stella Dallas
Jack Holt
Colonel Morrison
Known for
Cat People
They Were Expendable
Karen Morley
Mrs. Cary
Known for
Scarface
Our Daily Bread
Bill Robinson
Uncle Billy
Known for
Stormy Weather
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Sergeant Dudley
Known for
City Girl
You Only Live Once
Willie Best
James Henry
Known for
High Sierra
The Ghost Breakers
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Abraham Lincoln
Known for
Captain Blood
Bessie Lyle
Mammy
Also in
Woman Trap
Hannah Washington
Sally Ann
Also in
Animal Catchers
Mickey's Movies
Bud Geary
Yankee Sergeant (uncredited)
Known for
Robin Hood
David Butler Director · Edwin J. Burke Screenplay Edward Peple Author
Worldwide gross $1.3M · United States release December 27, 1935 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,300,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 19, 1935
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 27, 1935
Theatrical
Ireland
July 31, 1936 · Theatrical
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