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3 unusual facts about The Littlest Rebel


Pickaninny

In the 1935 Shirley Temple film The Littlest Rebel the word “pickaninny” is used to describe the young slave children who are friends to Virgie, but excluded from her birthday party at the beginning of the film.

Polly Wolly Doodle

Popular early 20th century child actor Shirley Temple also sang "Polly Wolly Doodle" in the 1935 film, The Littlest Rebel.

The Littlest Rebel

Bill Gibron, of the Online Film Critics Society, wrote: "The racism present in The Littlest Rebel, The Little Colonel and Dimples is enough to warrant a clear critical caveat."



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