Captain January(1936)
A classic of childish heartache, courage, and laughter!
A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school but she's rescued by relatives.
Movie: Captain January
Top 10 Billed Cast
Helen 'Star' Mason
Captain January
Captain Nazro
Paul Roberts
Agatha Morgan
Mrs. Eliza Croft
Mary
Cyril Morgan
Mrs. Mason
John Mason
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