Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Wordiezett So much average

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

bkoganbing Captain January is Shirley Temple at her best. The film is a remake of a silent film that starred Hobart Bosworth and Baby Peggy. I can't imagine that it is any better than this one.The title role is played by Guy Kibbee who is a lighthouse keeper on the New England coast. Kibbee rescued Shirley from a ship wreck, but other than a photo album has no clue to her identity. Shirley is now a mascot of sorts in the town where the lighthouse is located. The only disturbance to Kibbee's tranquility is the marriage minded Jane Darwell.That all ends when a new truant officer comes to town played by Sara Haden best known for being the maiden aunt who lived with the Hardy family. She's a severe maiden in this film in fact she looks like she could be auditioning for Ms. Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West in this film. Of course it all works out in the end for our little moppet and for her guardian Captain January.Highlight of the film is Shirley dancing with Buddy Ebsen in the Codfish Ball number. Slim Summerville has an important role her also as Kibbee's best friend and occasional voice of reality.Captain January holds up well today for the kid in all of us.

evening1 Shirley Temple is so sweet, so picture-perfect in her cutesy act, that she is unbearable to watch in this.I could not get through much of this totally unnecessary remake of the far-better 1924 "Captain January" featuring silent-movies child star Baby Peggy.The latter was a heartfelt rendition of a deeply moving story. This piece of saccharine detritus is nothing more than a star vehicle for the cloying 8-year-old. I have not attempted to watch Shirley Temple in years so maybe it shouldn't have surprised me to hear Robert Osbourne, in introducing this on TCM, say many consider this to be Temple's best film.Oh, gag me with a spoon.I WAS intrigued to see that this film is based on a story by Laura E. Richards, who was the daughter of the female author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" lyrics.

Neil Doyle This is the kind of film to make anyone a SHIRLEY TEMPLE fan. Here the little miss is once again an orphan but this time a kind-hearted lighthouse keeper (Guy Kibbe) is raising her as his own. Troubles come when the local schoolmarm decides Shirley needs a better education and upbringing.Shirley not only sings a couple of bright tunes, but has a big dance scene on the wharf with Buddy Ebsen--complete with intricate taps and all kinds of whirls as they dance to "At the Codfish Ball". This and her opening number "Early Bird" are among the film's most charming routines.Shirley gets emotional during the final tug of war where she is being torn away from the Cap, a crying scene that reveals just how deeply felt some of her performances were.Highly recommended.

staisil2 Once again, Shirley Temple steals the show, and warms the heart with her curls and dimples. This is a great movie for the kids and the whole family, along with all of Temple's other family features. Guest star Buddy Ebsen puts on an entertaining show in the beginning of the movie with little Shirley Temple. 7 out of 10.