There were variations of course, from the Runyonesque cynical sentimentality of "Little Miss Marker" to “Heidi,” which captured the drama of the classic children’s book. Shirley Temple ...

Damon Runyon’s story of a bookie (Adolphe Menjou) who finds himself in possession of a little girl (Shirley Temple) as an IOU for a gambling debt. Alexander Hall directed this 1934 feature.

Here, she appears in a photo for the film “Little Miss Marker” in 1933. Her bright eyes and infectious smile made Shirley Temple a household name. Here, the young actress poses for a shot at ...

Shirley Temple is seen in her role as “Little Miss Marker” in 1933.AP She stopped believing in Santa Claus at age 6, she once said, when “Mother took me to see him in a department store and ...

Such was the power of Shirley Temple during the Great Depression ... whose films – such as “Little Miss Marker,” “Curly Top,” “Bright Eyes” and “Captain January” – allowed ...

Shirley Temple, the child star to end all child ... A month after the release of Ms. Temple's breakthrough in "Little Miss Marker" (1934), the Production Code cleared the field of all ...

Shirley Temple, the child star phenomenon ... A string of non-stop hits starting with “Little Miss Marker” in 1934 and continuing with such films as “Captain January,” “Poor Little ...

Shirley Temple, born April 23 ... The actress starred in seven films that year, including Little Miss Marker. One year later, the Academy rewarded 6-year-old Temple with an honorary Oscar.

Or as President Franklin D Roosevelt christened her, "Little Miss Miracle". "As long as our country has Shirley Temple, we will be all right," he once said. "When the spirit of the people is lower ...