Dixiana

[ricknkay]

Right before the fade out, she looks down to make sure she's on her mark. What a pro.

[24doraexplorer]

they should make a modern version of shirley temple i go see that in a heart beat cuz i love shirley temple

[driedpizza]

love this and love shirley temple but I don't like the whole black faces thing and how comical they make the background look

[savannahgirlfl]

Shirley was asked to wear black face during this song she refused even after  Bo Jangles tried to tell it was ok its only part of acting.She replied only that she refused to anything that might be mean to Uncle Billy.Bo Jangles taught her most of the dances in this movie.

[susannebass]

There is no doubt about it; during that period of time racism was almost everywhere! However, Shirley Temple and Frank Morgan and the cast are simply great in this picture.

[Geraldine714]

The best child actress ever, no one like her, she's one of a kind,..love you Shirley!

[KKcutie08]

is this movie dimples??

[doubleAKCunit]

yes this is dimples

[KKcutie08]

okay thx , i really like this song

[littleBIGGERchris]

OH MY GOD. I saw this movie when I ws a kid and always remembered this "Dixiana" song, so this morning I randomly looked it up on here and... WHAT THE HELL?! Those men are in blackface!

2:45 - 3:00 is the most fucking offsensive exchange I have ever seen on film. This is mindblowing. I can't believe how outright racist this is.

[triptriptriplestripe]

you have to remember the time this was written and performed in. the very beginnings of the civil rights movement were still 20 years away. I'm not saying it's right, but i am saying it was a different world and a different time. in 80 years are we going to look back on the fact that prop 8 was passed in CA and be as offended by that as we are by this - i hope so, but look at it from the same perspective.

[iriswigle]

It was NOT the 30's. When Shirley had been arrested several times between 1950-1957, the studios decided to say that it was "the thirties" to improve relationships with her Royal cousins in England. If this black thing had not happened, Shirley would never have known what a deep cut racism could be. Bo Jangles hid with her under verandas, in the rain, just to help her save up money for an airline ticket. Blacks kept Shirley out of jail after child star arrests in LA under "prostitution" charges

[nmaster13]

@iriswigle I never knew Shirley was arrested. Where did you find that out, I'd like to read about it

[iriswigle]

@nmaster13 Pre September and the Yankees were playing in NY. Mel Wigle went under the name of Mr. Frank as a baseball player. Some of the kids playing in the stadium had been arrested. Was all of their daddies baseball players? don't know. Mel did not throw the game as anticipated perhaps. My guess would be either 1950 or 1952 as their was a Jehovah's witness convention one year at the stadium. Perhaps under the FBI file name of Sybil Jason. It is so long ago.

[sweetlindablair]

I love shirley temple.She's so cute!!!

[goodsz15]

i have this film on DVD. her tailcoat is light blue on my DVD but on this clip it is pink.

it's one of my favourite songs.

Thanks

[racestracksgoil]

@goodsz15 I'm pretty sure pink's the correct color. My mom has a doll with a bunch of costumes from her movies, and this one is pink.

[Natushabby]

that had to be one of the most racist videos i have ever seen... :(

[doubleAKCunit]

how is it racist

[blakegriplingph]

the people at /b/ are no stranger to this; even their shoop da whoop fad originated from coon/blackface jokes

[infrogmation]

Yes, of course it reflects racisit attitudes-- but those attitudes were mainstream and this type of show was common popular entertainment. See the Wikipedia article "Minstrel show". It's the bizare product of white Americans who were racist but loved black music.

The joke in this 1930 movie is that it that the story is set in the mid 1800s and they present the minstrel show as "brand new", whereas for 1930 audiences it would have been familiar since their grandparents time.

[allenwood100]

@Natushabby I COULDNT AGREE MORE

[horsters]

that´s one of my favorite songs by shirley:)

I love her

[650142]

Shirley Temple  what a talant.

[Waljoy]

Thank you so much for this clip. I was looking for it for some time. Thanks again, take care!!