Red-Haired Alibi

1932
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1h 15m

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Shirley Temple, Merna Kennedy, Theodore von Eltz, and Grant Withers in Red-Haired Alibi (1932)

A young girl new to the big city gets a job as a man's companion. What she doesn't know is that the man is a notorious gangster.A young girl new to the big city gets a job as a man's companion. What she doesn't know is that the man is a notorious gangster.A young girl new to the big city gets a job as a man's companion. What she doesn't know is that the man is a notorious gangster.

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Merna Kennedy

Lynn Monith

Theodore von Eltz

Trent Travers

Grant Withers

Bob Shelton

Purnell Pratt

Police Inspector Regan

Huntley Gordon

Police Capt. Kent

Fred Kelsey

Detective Corcoran

Arthur Hoyt

Henri

Paul Porcasi

Margoli

John Vosper

Morgan
(as John Vosburgh)

Shirley Temple

Gloria Shelton

Harry Bowen

Travers' Henchman
(uncredited)

Lynton Brent

Travers' Henchman
(uncredited)

Harrison Greene

Harry - Silver Moon Maitre D'
(uncredited)

Maynard Holmes

Beer Garden Singer
(uncredited)

Marion Lessing

Miss Bee Lee
(uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

Tommy
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Feature-film debut of Shirley Temple.

Quotes
Trent Travers: Redheaded spunk, eh? There are thousands of pretty girls in this town looking for jobs. They end up on the streets--or in the morgue.

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6/10

Shirley's first feature is only for completists

Assembly line drama that gets more ridiculous as it goes along. Very early Shirley Temple flick, she is NOT the Red-Haired Alibi of the title, she's precious but for one of the few times in her career not entirely relaxed on screen. It's not surprising considering she had just turned four but she was always so effortlessly natural on screen it's a bit odd to see her obviously waiting for her cue at times. She's only in the film for about 5 or 6 minutes tops.

As for the rest of the film it's the standard tale of a naive girl who gets in over her head with a gangster who she doesn't realize is leading her astray and then is trapped when she gets wise and tries to break free.