Shirley is sent to a boarding school
when her father goes off to war.
It is reported he was killed in the Boer War.
Shirley is fatherless and must work as
a servent under the authority of an
evil stepmistress. Shirley is convinced her
father is still alive and discreetly visits the
local hospitals.

Shirley Temple, Clyde Cook, Richard Greene, Holmes Herbert,
Ian Hunter, Marcia Mae Jones, Anita Louise, Miles Mander,
Beryl Mercer, Cesar Romero, Arthur Treacher