This pleasant if somewhat bland feature is not bad for its time and genre, and it offers a chance to see Baby Marie Osborne, a long forgotten child star of her era. The feature was made during the years when film-makers were gradually learning the differences between short features and full-length movies, and this is an example of a story that would have been perfect for a somewhat shorter movie. Nevertheless, it's worth seeing, just a little slow.
Osborne plays "Little Mary Sunshine", a young child who is suddenly orphaned and taken in by the parents of Bob, a young man whose drunkenness has just ruined his engagement. The actual story is mostly a setup for the interaction between Osborne and her new family. Much of the time, she is simply expected to look engaging, while the adult characters drive the action.
Osborne does get a couple of sequences in which she is really the star, and they are the most entertaining parts of the movie. The sequences with the tame bear are amusing, and the interplay between the child and the equally endearing bear is enjoyable. Henry King both directed and played Bob, and he did a solid job on both counts.
Osborne made a fair number of movies as a child, but this seems to be the only one that has been found anywhere. Aside from providing some light entertainment, it is worth seeing to watch one of many of the stars of the era, who would otherwise not be remembered except through second-hand accounts and a handful of brief screen appearances later in her life.