Wee Willie Winkie

UPC: 024543514459

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Excellent For Children]

Summary: In this lovely John Ford film, Joyce Williams (June Lang) and her young daughter, Priscilla (Shirley Temple), travel to India to live on a British Army base with Joyce's father, Colonel Williams, Aubrey C. Smith). Once there, sweet, young Priscilla manages to win the love and affection of the soldiers and her curmudgeonly grandfather, and she plays an important role in easing a local rebellion. One of the best Shirley Temple movies, Ford allows her to be sweet without being cloying and moves the action at a good pace. A wonderful cast of some of Hollywood's best supporting actors add charm to this film which is appealing to both children and adults. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: Restoration comparison

Wee Willie Winkie

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 04/22/2008

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 100 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1, Side A -- Wee Willie Winkie
1. Main Titles [1:11]
2. Northern India, 1897 [3:52]
3. Talisman [4:13]
4. Old Boots [7:00]
5. Rude Awakening [1:56]
6. The Don'ts [1:30]
7. Rookie [2:30]
8. To All Asia [4:07]
9. All But the Buttons [2:07]
10. Returning the Necklace [3:05]
11. Special Drill [2:09]
12. Passing Messages [1:02]
13. The Manly Arts [6:27]
14. Mad Dog [4:14]
15. No Time For Fun [5:11]
16. Sneaking Out [:11]
17. Escape! [5:05]
18. England's Duty [3:12]
19. A Dangerous Mission [3:02]
20. For Auld Lang Syne [4:05]
21. Why? [:42]
22. Lovely Morning [3:34]
23. A Child Shall Lead Them [3:53]
24. Glory/End Titles [6:28]
Disc #1, Side B -- Wee Willie Winkie
1. Main Titles [1:11]
2. Northern India, 1897 [3:52]
3. Talisman [4:13]
4. Old Boots [7:00]
5. Rude Awakening [1:56]
6. The Don'ts [1:30]
7. Rookie [2:30]
8. To All Asia [4:07]
9. All But the Buttons [2:07]
10. Returning the Necklace [3:05]
11. Special Drill [2:09]
12. Passing Messages [1:02]
13. The Manly Arts [6:27]
14. Mad Dog [4:14]
15. No Time For Fun [5:11]
16. Sneaking Out [:11]
17. Escape! [5:05]
18. England's Duty [3:12]
19. A Dangerous Mission [3:02]
20. For Auld Lang Syne [4:05]
21. Why? [:42]
22. Lovely Morning [3:34]
23. A Child Shall Lead Them [3:53]
24. Glory/End Titles [6:28]

Craig Butler

One of Shirley Temple's best vehicles, Wee Willie Winkie benefits from a sturdy screenplay (quite freely drawn from a Rudyard Kipling story) and John Ford's assured and sensitive direction. Ford, well known for his incredible Westerns, is working in rather unusual territory here, but he shows a surprising ability to showcase the famous moppet star in a manner that satisfies her fans yet still maintains the integrity of the story. Granted, there are some aspects of the screenplay that will be problematic to modern viewers, the two most notable being the depiction of the South Asian characters and the incredibly na?ve and simplistic resolution of the conflict between the warring factions. But Ford's energetic work helps to overcome these flaws, and he shoots some very exciting action sequences of a sort not typically found in a Temple flick; as a matter of fact, some of the moments are, in the context of a children's film, fairly violent. The little star is quite good, her precious sparkle allowed to shine without becoming cloying, and she gets good support from burly Victor McLaglen and semi-villainous Cesar Romero. The production values are also quite good. Winkie has a bit more sugar than one expects from Ford, but much less than one expects from Temple -- a good middle ground. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: George Hassell  Actor 
Jack Pennick  Actor 
Louis Vincenot  Actor 
Noble Johnson  Actor 
Darryl F. Zanuck  Actor 
Scotty Mattraw  Actor 
Lynn Bari  Actor 
John Ford  Director 
Julien Josephson  Screenwriter 
Gene Markey  Producer 
Alfred Newman  Composer (Music Score) 
Ernest Pascal  Screenwriter 
Louis Silvers  Composer (Music Score) 
Shirley Temple  Actor 
Victor McLaglen  Actor 
C. Aubrey Smith  Actor 
June Lang  Actor 
Michael Whalen  Actor 
Cesar Romero  Actor 
Constance Collier  Actor 
Douglas Scott  Actor 
Gavin Muir  Actor 
Willie Fung  Actor 
Brandon Hurst  Actor 
Lionel Pape  Actor 
Clyde Cook  Actor 
Lauri Beatty  Actor 
Lionel Braham  Actor 
Mary Forbes  Actor 
Cyril McLaglen  Actor 
Pat Somerset  Actor 
Hector V. Sarno  Actor 

Country: USA