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A bachelor wants to adopt an orphan, but she refuses to leave behind her older sister, so he adopts them both. The man eventually falls in love with the latter. |
A bachelor wants to adopt an orphan, but she refuses to leave behind her older sister, so he adopts them both. The man eventually falls in love with the latter. |
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Elizabeth and her older sister are in a heavily regimented orphanage where her attempts at play are discouraged by the overly stern Mrs.Higgins. Her co-owner, Mrs.Denham; is much more understanding towards the children. During a meeting of the orphanage trustees, Elizabeth is caught doing a devastating impersonation of the oldest and crabbiest trustee, Mr. Wycoff. She is saved from punishment by Edward Morgan, a newly minted millionaire who takes an instant liking to her. |
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Discovering that Elizabeth's older sister had promised their dead parents that they would never be separated, Morgan takes them both into his home---but cooks up an imaginary guardian(unseen in Europe) for whom he is only the middleman. This strategy develops some serious hitches when he realizes he is in love with the older sister. |
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Elizabeth, meanwhile, wins over Morgan's eccentric Aunt Genevieve and the stuffy butler(Treacher), who eventually warms to taking care of her pet pony and duck. Edward eventually confesses his deception, to everybody's relief, and he and Mary will be married. |
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Shirley sings her famous "Animal Crackers In My Soup" and "When I Grow Up". Boles, who had stage experience in musical comedy, sings the title tune. |
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==Cast== |
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* [[Arthur Treacher]] as Butler |
* [[Arthur Treacher]] as Butler |
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* [[Maurice Murphy (actor)|Maurice Murphy]] as Jimmie Rogers |
* [[Maurice Murphy (actor)|Maurice Murphy]] as Jimmie Rogers |
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* Billy Gilbert as The Cook (uncredited) |
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* SPUNKY The Pony |
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* Lynn Bari as Beach Girl (uncredited cameo) |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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Revision as of 12:57, 24 August 2023
| Curly Top | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Irving Cummings |
| Screenplay by | Patterson McNutt Arthur J. Beckhard |
| Based on | Daddy-Long-Legs 1912 novel by Jean Webster |
| Produced by | Winfield Sheehan |
| Starring | Shirley Temple John Boles Rochelle Hudson |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | Jack Murray |
| Music by | Ray Henderson R.H. Bassett Hugo Friedhofer Arthur Lange |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Curly Top is a 1935 American musical romantic comedy film starring Shirley Temple, John Boles and Rochelle Hudson.
Plot
A bachelor wants to adopt an orphan, but she refuses to leave behind her older sister, so he adopts them both. The man eventually falls in love with the latter.
Elizabeth and her older sister are in a heavily regimented orphanage where her attempts at play are discouraged by the overly stern Mrs.Higgins. Her co-owner, Mrs.Denham; is much more understanding towards the children. During a meeting of the orphanage trustees, Elizabeth is caught doing a devastating impersonation of the oldest and crabbiest trustee, Mr. Wycoff. She is saved from punishment by Edward Morgan, a newly minted millionaire who takes an instant liking to her.
Discovering that Elizabeth's older sister had promised their dead parents that they would never be separated, Morgan takes them both into his home---but cooks up an imaginary guardian(unseen in Europe) for whom he is only the middleman. This strategy develops some serious hitches when he realizes he is in love with the older sister.
Elizabeth, meanwhile, wins over Morgan's eccentric Aunt Genevieve and the stuffy butler(Treacher), who eventually warms to taking care of her pet pony and duck. Edward eventually confesses his deception, to everybody's relief, and he and Mary will be married.
MUSICAL NUMBERS---
Shirley sings her famous "Animal Crackers In My Soup" and "When I Grow Up". Boles, who had stage experience in musical comedy, sings the title tune.
Cast
- Shirley Temple as Elizabeth Blair
- John Boles as Edward Morgan
- Rochelle Hudson as Mary Blair
- Jane Darwell as Mrs. Denham
- Rafaela Ottiano as Mrs. Higgins
- Esther Dale as Aunt Genevieve Graham
- Etienne Girardot as Mr. Wyckoff
- Arthur Treacher as Butler
- Maurice Murphy as Jimmie Rogers
- Billy Gilbert as The Cook (uncredited)
- SPUNKY The Pony
- Lynn Bari as Beach Girl (uncredited cameo)
Reception
Helen Brown Norden wrote in Vanity Fair that Temple "has great charm and a phenomenal ease which permit her to dominate even such an absurd situation and stupid dialogue as are forced on her in her latest picture, Curly Top.[1] Maclean's critic Ann Ross was of the opinion that "Admirers of the screen's first child wonder will dote on Curly Top. People who find that all child performances on the screen, even Temple performances, stir up the wicked old Herod in them, had better stay away."[2]
References
- ^ Norden, Helen Brown (September 1935). "Hollywood on parade". Vanity Fair.
- ^ Ross, Ann. "Shorts and Angles". Maclean's.
External links
- Curly Top at IMDb
- Curly Top at the TCM Movie Database
- Curly Top at AllMovie
- Curly Top in the American Film Institute catalog
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