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 ...

Young Virgie's father, Captain Herbert Cary, is a Confederate soldier. During the Civil War, Virgie, along with her slave Uncle Billy and her mother, are caught between the lines. While Virgie's ...

The pint-size movie star was tapping up a storm with a giant of the art form. But on- and offscreen, they were far from equal. Take The Littlest Rebel, in 1935: Temple plays a tiny Southern belle.

This was Radio City Music Hall's Christmas attraction of 1935, and is a quintessential vehicle for Shirley Temple, made when the incredibly talented moppet was the top box-office attraction around ...