The darling mop top of the early 20th century returns in these three classic Shirley Temple films. Before Temple I can’t think of a child actor that didn’t come across as affected. Temple is so natural on camera you can’t help but feel you’re hanging with a really smart little girl. Featuring “Baby Takes a Bow”, “Bright Eyes” and “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” all three look a bit grainy in these presentations but that’s not a surprise given the vintage of the films. These three films put three classics on DVD for the first time. Available in both black & white and colorized versions, both films look extremely good in this release. The black & white versions tend to be a bit sharper with slightly bette clarity and the images have clearly been cleaned up a bit as well. The colorized versions don’t offend me as much as some earlier ones; they look like early color films that have faded and haven’t had a proper restoration. That said, you’re tykes are more likely to watch it if it is in color. The mono sound is about as good as can be expected there’s still hiss and the sound comes across as tinny. Dialogue, however, is crisp and clear for these three Temple classics. ---

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