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It was then they signed Judy Garland who cost L.B.Mayer not a dime as she was under contract. Ironically MGM had wanted her for The Wizard Of Oz, but Zanuck wouldn't let her go. It was the end of Shirley Temple as a child star. It never came close to raking in its cost for 20th Century Fox. The Blue Bird got Oscar nominations for Special Effects, but lost to Alexander Korda's The Thief of Bagdad. The story even resolves itself like the Wizard Of Oz. Sondergaard is truly interesting, she plays the animated cat like she was being the Spiderwoman and really acts like a fifth columnist for the kids. A magical fairy played by Jessie Ralph sends them on a journey into an Oz like land with their animated pets, Eddie Collins as their dog and Gale Sondergaard as the cat. The Blue Bird is a symbol for good luck and prosperity and one that Shirley and little brother Johnny Russell had has disappeared. So he shot the works financially and the famous Maeterlinck story The Blue Bird was adopted for Shirley Temple. Interesting as well because the rumors had it that Darryl Zanuck saw the big money that The Wizard Of Oz made over at MGM with Judy Garland and decided this was action he wanted 20th Century Fox in. If not the best way to end her child star career and the biggest money maker at the box office it certainly was one expensive way. After this she was cast in teen roles and eventually young adults. Not exactly a glowing endorsement, I know.Įssentially Shirley Temple's child star career ended with The Blue Bird. Actually, I think that the silent version from 1918 is also bad-but probably the best of the three I've seen.
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It's not good but as least has more likable kids-a major plus. I have seen the Soviet-American version of the 1970s. Best for its camp value as opposed to entertainment value. Overall, a HUGE mess-and a film you won't soon forget. Oh, and although the film was expensive and colorful, the fire sequence looked amazingly cheap. She is a bit humorous and is not meant to be likable. I do like Tylette (which sounds like 'toilet')-the evil cat played by Gale Sondergaard. None of the characters are likable-and Shirley least of all. The story is bizarre (and not in a good way) to say the least. My wife commented, rightfully, that watching this film was just painful! I would add it lacked fun-the biggest problem in any sort of children's film. There really is not much to like about this slickly produced but otherwise dreadful film. And, in the end, the children learn a lesson that 99.9% of the audience KNEW she'd learn by the end of the film. Luxury) who are very selfish as well, the land of unborn babies (what?!?!) as several other adventures that, simply put, are not interesting. Then, they visit a variety of places-such as a visit to spend a bit of time with dead grandma and dead grandpa (this part is VERY maudlin to say the least and the old folks mostly talk about how horrible it is to be forgotten!!), then to stay with some hedonists (Mr. First, their dog and cat come to life to accompany them. This adventure is a bit like doing acid, as it gets REALLY weird. A fairy soon arrives and sends them on an adventure to find the Blue Bird of Happiness. Later, the children go to bed and have a weird dream-and the film becomes Technicolor. Instead, they put up with it-as if she is some obnoxious child star having a tantrum and the cast is too afraid of her power to say no. I would have slapped her ('don't tell me I don't love you, you little brat') but I guess America was not ready to see their sweetheart get slapped. When they return home, Mytyl (Temple) complains and basically tells her parents that they and her life sucks. The film begins in a black & white world where a brother and sister (the oddly named Tyltyl and Mytyl) are walking about town with a bird that they obtained illegally. However, here in "The Blue Bird" she plays a nasty and selfish, whiny little jerk! Why, oh, why?! And, on top of that, the film is an obvious copy of "The Wizard of Oz"-but with none of its charm. After all, through most of the 1930s, she was adored-mostly because she played the sweetest child imaginable. You wonder if the folks who came up with the idea of making "The Blue Bird" were either psychotic or they were deliberately trying to make the public hate Shirley Temple.