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Dimples (1936) was a Family - Musical Film directed by William A. Seiter and produced by Nunnally Johnson.

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Dimples (1936)

By Beatrice on Aug 29, 2013 From Flickers in Time

Dimples Directed by William A. Seiter Written by Arthur Sheekman and Ned Perrin from an idea by Nunnally Johnson 1936/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing Dimples: Yes, landladies. “Dimples” (Shirley Temple) is an urchin dancing on the streets of 1850 New York for p... Read full article


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Dimples: I brought it back.
Mrs. Caroline Drew: Brought what back?
Dimples: The cuckoo clock. I stole it last night. It's a funny thing about me. I'm so wicked. Isn't it awful?
Mrs. Caroline Drew: You stole this?
Dimples: Right under your very nose. I really don't know what's to become of me, I'm so bad. The Professor says he doesn't know. He says I'm gonna wind up in the "pinchitentiary," if not in jail.
Mrs. Caroline Drew: Are you sure someone else didn't take this?
Dimples: Oh, my goodness! You don't mean the Professor, do you? He wouldn't take it, he's too honest! He made me bring it back!


Prof. Eustace Appleby: You're a very lucky little girl, and I'm glad to see that Mrs. Drew has given you such a good home.
Dimples: [crying] It isn't every little girl who can have such a good "envinoment."
Prof. Eustace Appleby: Oh, darling, I'm taking you home.
Dimples: No, Professor. Mrs. Drew says I'm gonna have a lot of advantages here.
Prof. Eustace Appleby: No place is nice for my little girl when it makes her cry. You're coming home with me.
Dimples: But if I stay here, you won't have to go to jail, and you can give Allen back his money.
Dimples: I won't go to jail, sweetie.


Dimples: What's the matter?
Prof. Eustace Appleby: Everything's all right, dear. I just want to have a talk with these gentlemen here for a few minutes.
Policeman: Never mind that! He's under arrest for stealing a thousand dollars.
Prof. Eustace Appleby: But I didn't take the money for myself. I took it to pay Allen back. Really.
Policeman: Oh, come on!
Dimples: You leave him alone! He didn't steal anything from you!
Mrs. Caroline Drew: I'm sorry, darling, but you're better off without him.
Allen Drew: You'd better hurry, Dimples. It's almost time for the last act.
Dimples: No! I'm going to jail with the Professor!


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Herman Bing as "Proprietor" and Greta Meyer as "Proprietor's Wife" are in studio records/casting call lists as cast members, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie.
Two lines in the end cast list credits are subject to two different interpretations: "Children's Band ... Leonard Kibrick Warner," and "Walter and George Weidler." The IMDb cast lists 3 actors: Leonard Kibrick Warner, Walter Weidler and George Weidler. However, The AFI Catalogue lists 4 actors: Leonard Kibrick, Warner Weidler, Walter Weidler and George Weidler.
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