Curly Top (1935) | |
| Director(s) | Irving Cummings |
| Producer(s) | Winfield R. Sheehan |
| Top Genres | Drama, Family, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Children |
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Curly Top (1935) was a Family - Musical Film directed by Irving Cummings and produced by Winfield R. Sheehan.
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Curly Top (1935)
on Jul 10, 2014 From Journeys in Classic FilmAfter the massive success of Bright Eyes, it’s understandable that the studios saw an easy formula they could copy onto future releases, and we’ve already watched it play out in two other features. But, with an easy-to-follow recipe in place, there’s added room for laziness. Curly ... Read full article
Curly Top (1935)
By Beatrice on May 25, 2013 From Flickers in TimeCurly Top Directed by Irving Cummings 1935/USA Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing This is the kind of movie that gives Shirley Temple a bad name in some circles. ?Elizabeth Blair (Shirley Temple) and her grown-up sister Mary (Rochelle Hudson) are orphans living in an asylum. ?One day when the t... Read full article
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Quotes from
Edward Morgan:
[on a painting] Just suppose the figure of that lovely child should suddenly come to life. Suppose it smiled at you and waved its hand. What would you do?
Aunt Genevieve: I'd call a doctor!
Elizabeth: Can I have my surprise first?
Edward Morgan: Yes, indeed you may. Here you are, young lady, a string of pearls.
Elizabeth: Pearls? They look just like those little stones on the beach.
Mary Blair: Elizabeth!
Edward Morgan: Do you like them?
Elizabeth: I'd really rather have a pair of roller skates.
Edward Morgan: Well, we'll throw those in for good measure.
Elizabeth: I like to make things to eat, and I especially like to eat them.
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Aunt Genevieve: I'd call a doctor!
Elizabeth: Can I have my surprise first?
Edward Morgan: Yes, indeed you may. Here you are, young lady, a string of pearls.
Elizabeth: Pearls? They look just like those little stones on the beach.
Mary Blair: Elizabeth!
Edward Morgan: Do you like them?
Elizabeth: I'd really rather have a pair of roller skates.
Edward Morgan: Well, we'll throw those in for good measure.
Elizabeth: I like to make things to eat, and I especially like to eat them.
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Facts about
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, the First Lady of China, was such a fan of this film that she arranged for repeat private viewings.
This was the first film to pair Shirley Temple with Arthur Treacher; they would appear together in three more movies.
Neither the play nor the novel is mentioned in the screen credits, but most reviewers at the time recognized the similarity, and there was an item in the Los Angeles Examiner in January, 1935, announcing that Miss Temple was to star in a film based on "Daddy Long Legs." Fox owned the rights to both the novel and the play, having produced earlier versions for the screen.
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This was the first film to pair Shirley Temple with Arthur Treacher; they would appear together in three more movies.
Neither the play nor the novel is mentioned in the screen credits, but most reviewers at the time recognized the similarity, and there was an item in the Los Angeles Examiner in January, 1935, announcing that Miss Temple was to star in a film based on "Daddy Long Legs." Fox owned the rights to both the novel and the play, having produced earlier versions for the screen.
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