Captain January (1936)

Captain January is a dramatic musical comedy film directed by David Butler,  with screenplay by  Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman and Harry Tugdend, and starring Shirley Temple and Guy Kibee.

It is based on the 1890 book by Laura E. Roberts, and a remake of an 1924 film called  Baby Peggy, which is under copyright.

Plot
A foundling named Helen Star Mason (Shirley Temple)  is rescued  as a baby from the sea by Captain January(, Guy Kibee) a lighthouse keeper. Together, the two live in the light house at Cape Tempest. A truant officer named Agatha Morgan (Sara Haden) demands that she be enrolled in school and removed from Cape Tempest, as January had never legally adopted her. Neither January nor Star wish to be separated, the very possibility being devastating for both. January in the meanwhile no longer has his job,due to the lamp being replaced by an automatic one. Things are not looking good for January and Star, January's friend Nazro (Slim Summervile )  tries to help, tracing Star's relatives to Boston. He contacts them and arrive at Cape Tempest to claim her. To Star's delight her wealthy aunt and uncle purchase a yacht for her, and hire January as helmsman, Nazro and Roberts (Buddy Ebsen ) as crew and Mrs. Croft(Jane Darwell) as cook.