Bright Eyes helped make Shirley Temple a box-office star and features her most famous song: "On the Good Ship Lollipop." The little darling of a group of aviators, Shirley splits her time between her pilot godfather (James Dunn) and her long-suffering mother (Lois Wilson), housemaid for a selfish, wealthy family. When an accident leaves Shirley orphaned, Loop sets out to adopt Shirley but soon learns he's not the only one determined to keep her.