Surely Shirley!
As the product's name suggests, the Shirley Temple Storybook Collection contains previously unavailable episodes from the star's short-lived fairytale TV series, The Shirley Temple Show. Shirley serves as your endearing host and navigator as the hottest stars of the `60s parade through several DVDs of familiar and less-known fables and fairy tales. Several notes to the prospective buyer: Shirley is a fully grown young woman by this time, so please don't go into this expecting an adorable little girl. Secondly, although Shirley hosts every episode and is occasionally engaged as a minor role, she is not the star in these features--that job is delegated to luminaries such as Landau and Moorehead.
That said; this DVD pack is an excellent opportunity for the avid Shirley Temple fan to expand their collection with material that hadn't been available for nearly fifty years. Fans would also enjoy the opportunity to see the star in her later years, since we all too-often neglect...
Grown-up Shirley Temple charms in episodes of her 1960's anthology series
"Shirley Temple's Storybook" (aka "The Shirley Temple Show") was a successful television series (that ran in colour on NBC between 1958 and 1961) where Miss Temple hosted and more often than not, starred in, adaptations of fairy tale classics and other works of children's literature. Serving as the precursor to other shows like "Faerie Tale Theatre" and "Tall Tales and Legends", "Shirley Temple's Storybook" boasted a galaxy of stars from stage and screen, elaborate production values and lavish costumes.
Episodes:
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Shirley Temple takes center stage in this lovely adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale about a beautiful mermaid who trades away her tail in a bid to fall in love with a shipwrecked prince (Donald Harron). Co-starring Cathleen Nesbitt, Ray Walston and Nina Foch as the Mer-Witch.
PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
Astrid Lindgren's colourful, fearless young heroine comes to life thanks to a perfectly-cast Gina...
"Storybook Collection ... Shirley Temple ... Legend Films (2006)"
Legend Films presents "SHIRLEY TEMPLE STORYBOOK COLLECTION" (released: 2006) (605 mins) (Color) - The Shirley Temple Storybook Collection is a series of beloved family stories - all starring Shirley Temple. These classic tales, in beautiful color, are part of Shirley's personal collection and have never been released before --- Many wonderful actors star in the Storybook classics: Jonathan Winters, Agnes Moorehead, Angela Cartwright, Robert Culp, Nina Foch, Michael Rennie, Imogene Coca, Arthur Treacher, Ray Walston, John Raitt and Martin Landau just to name a few in complete character that will keep you mesmerized..
These wonderful films were made by Shirley in 1961 --- outstanding productions of some of the most famous stories of all time, and each one stars Shirley along with other legendary actors --- plus they are owned by Shirley herself and come from her private film library --- and now wants to make them available to her fans --- This is the first time that they have...
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