Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Barbara Barry: Didn't he like what we did?
Jimmy Dolan: Sure he did. I guess he's just going in the next room to applaud.
Barbara Barry: But you said we were good.
Jerry Dolan: Never pay any attention to what he says.

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Barbara Barry: Do you know to play piggyback?
Simon Peck: No, I don't think I do.
Barbara Barry: Oh, it's easy. Stand up. Now turn around.
Simon Peck: Like this?
Barbara Barry: Now I put my arms around your neck, and you go like this, "Ride a cock to Banbury Cross to see a fine lady upon a white horse. Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, she shall have music wherever she goes!" You run around and around while you sing it. Take my legs.
Simon Peck: [running and singing] Ride a cockhorse to Banbury Cross, to see a fine lady upon a white horse!
[a man enters his office]
Simon Peck: You get out! Can't you see I'm in conference?
[He continues running and singing]
Simon Peck: Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes...
Barbara Barry: Woah!
Simon Peck: What?
Barbara Barry: Do you always tell people to get out?
Simon Peck: I do when I'm engaged in important business!

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Barbara Barry: Why do you want me to go? You're all alone, and I'm not doing anything, either. Tell me a story.
Simon Peck: I don't know any stories.
Barbara Barry: You know, you remind me of old Mr. Spindleshanks. He's the old grouch in the Betsy Weir stories who helps Betsy when she's hungry...
Simon Peck: Hungry? You aren't hungry, are you?
Barbara Barry: No, I just had lunch, and I did something bad, too.
Simon Peck: What did you do?
Barbara Barry: Well, we had spinach, and while Jimmy wasn't looking, I put mine on his plate!
Simon Peck: You should've eaten your spinach. It's good for you.
Barbara Barry: So I've heard.
Simon Peck: Where are you going?
Barbara Barry: I'm going to get along.
Simon Peck: Why?
Barbara Barry: You said for me to.
Simon Peck: I never said anything of the sort. All I said was that spinach was good for you.

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While her mother, Gertrude Temple, was being interviewed on the set of this movie, Shirley Temple asked the reporter, "Why don't you talk to me, I'm the star."
The precision tap dance performed by Jack Haley, Alice Faye, and Shirley Temple required endless takes. Although Haley, Faye, and Temple were all excellent tap dancers, they found it extremely difficult to stay in sync for such a long and complicated number.
Shirley Temple lost her first baby tooth while filming this movie.
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