Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

YOU'VE BEEN WANTING TO SEE HER IN A PICTURE LIKE THIS!

NR 1934 · 85 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Family, Music

An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody.

Directed by David Butler · Written by Edwin J. Burke

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