Baby Peggy may have wowed them back in 1924, and she certainly can be applauded for what child stars had to endure when taking into consideration the effect an early show biz career had on her life.
But let's face it--the Shirley Temple version years later told the story more skillfully and had the advantage of starring the world's number one box office star with the out-sized talent for a tot of her years. Temple dispensed so much charm and talent that she became a national institution.
Baby Peggy looks more like another famous child star--Jane Withers, but in a sweeter package. Withers was famous for her mischievous tomboy roles but Baby Peggy is simply more like a real life little girl who enjoys being around grown-ups.
The film has been well preserved with a pristine print, telling the well-known story of a lighthouse keeper and his tender care of a child who was lost at sea in a shipwreck. The simple story line builds on their close relationship and the fact that she might be taken away from him.
All of this was handled with more charm and humor in the later version starring Shirley Temple with Guy Kibbe as the lighthouse keeper.
But let's face it--the Shirley Temple version years later told the story more skillfully and had the advantage of starring the world's number one box office star with the out-sized talent for a tot of her years. Temple dispensed so much charm and talent that she became a national institution.
Baby Peggy looks more like another famous child star--Jane Withers, but in a sweeter package. Withers was famous for her mischievous tomboy roles but Baby Peggy is simply more like a real life little girl who enjoys being around grown-ups.
The film has been well preserved with a pristine print, telling the well-known story of a lighthouse keeper and his tender care of a child who was lost at sea in a shipwreck. The simple story line builds on their close relationship and the fact that she might be taken away from him.
All of this was handled with more charm and humor in the later version starring Shirley Temple with Guy Kibbe as the lighthouse keeper.