THE LITTLEST REBEL
TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET
Shirley Temple already had been in films for three years – half her life, at that point – when she starred in this 1935 movie, an adaptation of the stage play that has her playing the daughter of a Confederate officer. It’s a very unlikely film, and at times a politically incorrect one, starting with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s subservient role as Uncle Billy. And for those who can’t get enough Abraham Lincoln on screen right now, here’s an early version: Frank McGlynn Sr. plays the U.S. President from whom “the littlest rebel” seeks clemency.