Wee Willie Winkie

1/10/2026

There’s a line here from “Col. Williams” (C. Aubrey Smith) when he expresses his hope this his recently arrived daughter-in-law “Joyce” (June Lang) and his granddaughter “Priscilla” (Shirley Temple) will soon adapt to military life in the British Army. You just know that after about five minutes, it’s the army that’s going to have to adapt to the charms of this young girl as she effortlessly befriends even the most curmudgeonly of the soldiers, and even their gun-running arch-enemy “Khoda Khan” (Cesar Romero). She is quickly taken under the wing of the regimental sergeant major “MacDuff” (Victor McLaglen) who even procures her a uniform so she can feel more useful in the day-to-day running of their fort. Meantime, her mum takes a bit of a shine to “Lt. Brandes” (Michael Whalen). Once the r