Captain January
“A classic of childish heartache, courage, and laughter!”
A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives.
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Cast
16 people
Shirley Temple
Star
Known for
Fort Apache
The Little Princess
Guy Kibbee
Captain January
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
42nd Street
Slim Summerville
Captain Nazro
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Jesse James
Buddy Ebsen
Paul Roberts
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Beverly Hillbillies
Sara Haden
Agatha Morgan
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner
She-Wolf of London
Jane Darwell
Eliza Croft
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
Mary Poppins
June Lang
Mary Marshall
Known for
Bonnie Scotland
Jerry Tucker
Cyril Morgan
Also in
Wild Poses
Mama's Little Pirate
Nella Walker
Mrs. Mason
Known for
Sabrina
I Love You Again
George Irving
John Mason
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
Island of Lost Souls
Jim Farley
Deputy Sheriff
Known for
The General
Si Jenks
Old Sailor
Known for
Topper
Drums Along the Mohawk
David Butler Director · Harry Tugend Screenplay Sam Hellman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.3M · United States release April 17, 1936 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,300,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 17, 1936
Theatrical
Australia
September 29, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
November 16, 1936 · Theatrical
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