Curly Top
1935 | 75m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Irving Cummings |
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| Writer: | Patterson McNutt, Arthur J. Beckhard |
| Staring: |
| Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones". As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 26, 1935 |
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| Director: | Irving Cummings |
| Writer: | Patterson McNutt, Arthur J. Beckhard |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | musical, orphan |
| Production Companies | Fox Film Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Shirley Temple | Elizabeth Blair |
| John Boles | Edward Morgan |
| Rochelle Hudson | Mary Blair |
| Jane Darwell | Mrs. Denham |
| Rafaela Ottiano | Mrs. Higgins |
| Esther Dale | Genevieve Graham |
| Etienne Girardot | Mr. Wyckoff |
| Arthur Treacher | The Butler |
| Maurice Murphy | Jimmie Rogers |
| Bess Flowers | Guest at Charity Bazaar |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Patterson McNutt | Screenplay |
| Arthur J. Beckhard | Screenplay |
| Irving Cummings | Director |
| John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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I hate kids in films... with a vengeance! Yet, there is something about the young Shirley Temple that cuts to the quick. She has a charm about her that really makes me smile. This film is a sort of "Oliver Twist" meets "Annie" derivative with the star as the genial youngster "Elizabeth" in the Lakes ... ide Orphanage where she is discovered by millionaire John Boles ("Morgan") who decides that he is going to adopt her, elder sister "Mary" (Rochelle Hudson) her pony and her duck. Temple's ability to charm doesn't stop at the audience. Pretty soon she has his aunt, his butler, his chef and just about everyone else eating out of her hands as she befriends wherever she goes. It's a feel good film, as ably demonstrated by her couple of cheery numbers - "Animal Crackers in my Soup" and "When I Grow Up" and although the editing sometimes gives away her cues, for much of the time she is a natural in front of the camera and has a chemistry with Boles here - as we can clearly see from their affectionate tactility - that I quite enjoyed for 75 minutes.