The Littlest Rebel poster

Movie · 1935

The Littlest Rebel

Released 27 December 1935 More from 1935 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
John Boles
as Captain Cary
40
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Sergeant Dudley
36
Willie Best
as James Henry
22
Shirley Temple
as Virgie Cary
7
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
40John Boles — oldest on the call sheet
7Shirley Temple — youngest billed
26average age of the credited cast
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