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Little Feet on the Big Screen!
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Claire Quilty ran across this list created by TYFLA while researching coming of age movies. Unfortunately, the site stopped listing movies at 69.
*TYFLA - Tender Young Foot-Lovers Association
A Quilty Recommended List
This is the ORIGINAL TYFLA'S LIST - ALL credit to TYFLA*. All reviews are copyright by TYFLA unless otherwise noted.
Claire Quilty ran across this list created by TYFLA while researching coming of age movies. Unfortunately, the site stopped listing movies at 69.
*TYFLA - Tender Young Foot-Lovers Association
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- DirectorIrving CummingsStarsShirley TempleJohn BolesRochelle HudsonWealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones." As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary.Shirley Temple, 7 years old, lies on her stomach on the beach with her feet in the air.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Shirley-Temple-Collection-Vol-Broadway/dp/B007I6TOIS[/link] - DirectorHarold S. BucquetStarsShirley TempleHerbert MarshallLaraine DayKathleen is a 12 year old who lives in a big house with a nanny, a butler, maids, no mother and a father who is working most of the time. She dreams of a family with a mother, father and her, and tells everyone that she has such a family. Because of this story, she cannot invite any friends over as they will see that it is not true. Kathleen and her nanny, Mrs. Farrell do not get along, so her father hires a psychologist name Dr. Kent to be her new nanny for the summer. Her father has a new girlfriend, named Lorraine, who he is considering for his wife and mother to Kathleen. Kathleen does not like her and Lorraine is cold to Kathleen. Kathleen envisions Dr. Kent as the perfect mother for her and wife for her father.Shows a scene where 12-year-old Shirley Temple hurts her big toe and her maid puts a bandage on it. It also features a pretty good close-up of the sole of her foot.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Kathleen-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B00SXNKA8S[/link] - DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsJudy GarlandMargaret O'BrienMary AstorYoung love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.Margaret O'Brien, 7 years old, lies on her stomach on a bed with her feet in the air.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Meet-St-Louis-Two-Disc-Special/dp/B00005JKGZ[/link] - DirectorClarence BrownStarsMickey RooneyElizabeth TaylorDonald CrispA jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.Elizabeth Taylor, 12 years old, lies on her back with her feet out in front of her on her bed, and then lies on her stomach on her mother's bed with her feet in the air.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Film-Favorites-National-International-Seabiscuit/dp/B000U1ZV58[/link] - DirectorDudley NicholsStarsRosalind RussellAlexander KnoxDean JaggerAn Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.USA, Black & White. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures. Elizabeth Kenny, as a young nurse out in the Australian bush, discovers an effective treatment for polio, but can't get official recognition or sanction for her techniques and theories. The scene of interest is when a young girl (Doreen McCann) undergoes a medical examination; during which we are treated to several close-ups of her feet! The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1947, and won a Golden Globe in the same year. If you like the little Doreen McCann, she also apeared in The Light Fantastic (1952), Moonrise (1948), From This Day Forward (1946) and The Phantom Speaks (1945).
DVD at [link]http://cvmc.net/movie.jsp?movie_id=4365[/link] - DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsJackie GleasonGlynis JohnsCharles RugglesIf Jack Griffith's wife doesn't like the color of a neighbor's house, he'll arrange for it to be a house of a different color. If the owner of the ice cream parlor doesn't believe in selling triple banana splits for a penny, Jack will buy the establishment. And if Jack's little girl wants the pony in the circus parade, why not buy the entire circus! This last prank sends Amberlyn Griffith back to Texarkana c. 1900, where her father is running for his third term as mayor. Jack follows, bringing the entire circus.Linda Bruhl, 8 years old, is carried up the stairs to her bedroom with her feet toward the camera.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Papas-Delicate-Condition-Jackie-Gleason/dp/B0019UGYC8[/link] - DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank OvertonAtticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.Mary Badham, 9 years old, walks home barefoot from school while wearing a costume and showing the soles of her feet as she walks.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Mockingbird-50th-Anniversary/dp/B006FE83UE[/link] - DirectorAlexander MackendrickStarsAnthony QuinnJames CoburnDennis PriceIn 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling but their ship is taken over by pirates who become fond of the kids.Lots of children slide on a wet ship deck with their feet out in front of them, and one girl climbs a rope ladder, showing the soles of her feet.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/High-Wind-Jamaica-Anthony-Quinn/dp/B0001I56FK[/link] - DirectorWim WendersStarsYella RottländerRüdiger VoglerLisa KreuzerA German journalist is saddled with a nine-year-old girl after encountering her mother at a New York airport.B/W from Germany with subtitles. The story is about an enchanting 9-year-old with long blonde hair who searches for her grandmother after her mother abandons her. A male friend of her mother helps her in this quest. More than an hour into the film the girl and her older friend go for a swim. They lounge on a blanket afterwards, the girl on her tummy with bare soles in the air. The shot lasts more than a few seconds. Alas, her feet are partially obscured as she moves them back and forth slightly, but during the scene both soles are clearly visible.
DVD at [link]http://cvmc.net/movie.jsp?movie_id=28[/link] - DirectorDon SiegelStarsClint EastwoodGeraldine PageElizabeth HartmanWhile recuperating in a Confederate girls' boarding school, a Union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely women's hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him.Pamelyn Ferdin, 12 years old, displays her bare feet from beginning to end, finally showing the bottom of one of her feet as she kneels to grieve over a slain pet. However, the view is partially obscured in non-letterboxed screening.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Beguiled-Clint-Eastwood/dp/0783227930[/link] - DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.Featuring numerous shots of Linda Blair and her pretty little feet and toes. The best scene is where she comes downstairs in her night gown during a dinner party and does a wee-wee between her beautiful feet.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Exorcist-Directors-Cut-Extended/dp/B003UGLCIA[/link] - DirectorHenry HerbertStarsDonald PleasenceDavid BradleyVeronica QuilliganA tough young girl lives with her aging grandfather near a cove on the coast of Cornwall. She supports herself and him by gathering seaweed to sell as fertilizer. A cocky young neighboring boy decides to help her with the work.Set in 1880s Cornwall and featuring Veronica Quilligan (Mally, about 12yrs) living with her grandfather by the sea, earning her living by collecting seaweed. She runs around barefoot the whole movie. Some nice views, although no close-ups.
- StarsInger NilssonPär SundbergMaria PerssonThe adventures of Pippi Longstocking, an eccentric, super-strong, redheaded moppet and her best friends Tommy and Annika.The original movie (there's four more after this one). Based in Sweden, Pippi lives by herself in a house with a monkey and a horse! She soaks her feet in a large bucket of water, pours the rest on the floor, puts on foot scrubbers and proceeds to skate around the house cleaning the floor.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Pippi-Longstocking-Collection-Board-South/dp/B000A0GYC8[/link] - DirectorNorman TokarStarsJodie FosterDavid NivenHelen HayesWelcome to Candleshoe, a stately English manor where a swashbuckling pirate hid a fortune in Spanish doubloons centuries ago. And that's what young orphan Casey and a sly con man are determined to find.Jodie Foster, 13 years old, lies barefoot on a bed showing her soles, then sits cross-legged, showing her toes.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Candleshoe-Helen-Hayes/dp/B0001I5628[/link] - DirectorHerbert RossStarsRichard DreyfussMarsha MasonQuinn CummingsAfter being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.I haven't much info on this film, other than it does contain some shots of a little girl's feet (Quinn Cummings, age 10), but no close-ups.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Girl-Richard-Dreyfuss/dp/B0045HCJ76[/link] - DirectorElliot SilversteinStarsJames BrolinKathleen LloydJohn MarleyA small desert town is terrorized by a powerful, seemingly possessed car, and the local sheriff may be the only one who can stop it.Kim Richards, 12 years old, and her real-life sister (about 9 years old), star in this classic horror about a demonically possessed automobile. In an otherwise humdrum film, there is an excellent scene in which their on-screen father comes into their bedroom to check on them. Here, they are shown in their pajamas, lying on top of the covers, both with the bottoms of their feet turned toward the camera.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Car-James-Brolin/dp/B0013527K2[/link] - DirectorJoe DanteStarsBradford DillmanHeather Menzies-UrichKevin McCarthyWhen flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.It seems that TYFLAS isn`t alone in its having a taste for children`s feet! In this movie a groups of kids at summer camp dip their toes in the water and... well, you get the idea.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Piranha-Roger-Cormans-Cult-Classics/dp/B00317LM8S[/link] - DirectorOlle HellbomStarsInger NilssonMaria PerssonPär SundbergThe further adventures of super-strong girl Pippi Longstocking and her friends Tommy and Annika in this sequel compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series.Includes a classic foot and feather scene.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Pippi-Longstocking-Collection-Board-South/dp/B000A0GYC8[/link] - DirectorLouis MalleStarsBrooke ShieldsKeith CarradineSusan SarandonA preteen girl lives as a prostitute in New Orleans in 1917.Brooke Shields, 12 years old, shows the soles of her feet when she slides down a banister, gets her legs painted, and gets picked up for a spanking. She also examines her feet in the bath.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Baby-Brooke-Shields/dp/B0000AUHQ6[/link] - DirectorRandal KleiserStarsBrooke ShieldsChristopher AtkinsLeo McKernIn the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.Elva Josephson, 10 years old, sits on the beach with her feet out in front of her and later swims in the ocean.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Lagoon-Return-Double-Feature/dp/B0006OBPTU[/link] - DirectorRobert WiemerStarsDina MerrillMartha ByrneMark PattonAnna Hart is one of a series of clones created to uncover the secrets of Anna Zimmerman, who was close to conquering world hunger when she died years ago.Martha Byrne, 12 years old, shows the soles of her feet as she climbs into hiding places away from her captors.
DVD at [link]http://cvmc.net/movie.jsp?movie_id=7292[/link] - DirectorLewis TeagueStarsDrew BarrymoreJames WoodsAlan KingA stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.Drew Barrymore, 10 years old, lies in bed asleep with her foot out from under the covers as a tiny gremlin crawls up the side of her bed. The camera shows an extreme close-up of the bottom of her foot.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Film-Favorites-Creepshow-Claiborne-Dreamcatcher/dp/B000U1ZV6W[/link] - DirectorRon MaxwellStarsHayley MillsTom SkerrittCarrie Kei HeimTwo best friends plot to get their single parents together to stop one of them from moving to New York City.Carrie Kei Heim, 12 years old, lies on her stomach on her bed with her feet in the air keeping time to music from the radio.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Parent-Trap-Two-Movie-Collection-II/dp/B0009X75QU[/link] - DirectorBertrand TavernierStarsDexter GordonFrançois CluzetGabrielle HakerA troubled, but talented musician flees the US to escape his problems, finding refuge and support in Paris.Gabrielle Haker, 11 years old, dances on the beach and shows the soles of her feet as she twirls.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Round-Midnight-Dexter-Gordon/dp/B0016OM3TU[/link] - DirectorBrian GibsonStarsJoBeth WilliamsCraig T. NelsonHeather O'RourkeThe Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.Heather O'Rourke, who tragically died subsequent to the making of Poltergeist 3, offers an all-too-brief glimpse of her feet in this spooky classic. Watch carefully when she stands up and walks toward the toy phone near the beginning of the film. If there was ever a good case for cloning the dead using their DNA, then this has to be it! We want you back Heather, but R.I.P. until the ressurection on the Last Day.
DVD at [link]https://www.amazon.com/Poltergeist-II-III-Double-Feature/dp/B00V0CLVN2[/link]