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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[both sobbing]
Mrs. Higgins: Henrietta, what are you blubbering about?
Mrs. Denham: I can't help it. I'm so happy.
Mrs. Higgins: There's no need to be sentimental.
Mrs. Denham: Well, what are *you* crying for?
Mrs. Higgins: Why shouldn't I? Why can't I be happy, too?
Mrs. Denham: Do you know why you are here this time?
Elizabeth: Yes, Ma'am.
Mrs. Denham: Then tell me why.
Elizabeth: Don't *you* know?
Elizabeth: Uncle Edward, I don't want to get married to Jimmy.
Edward Morgan: Well, why not?
Elizabeth: Because I want Mary and me to get married to you.
Edward Morgan: Curly, you're a designing woman, you know that, don't you?
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Mrs. Higgins: Henrietta, what are you blubbering about?
Mrs. Denham: I can't help it. I'm so happy.
Mrs. Higgins: There's no need to be sentimental.
Mrs. Denham: Well, what are *you* crying for?
Mrs. Higgins: Why shouldn't I? Why can't I be happy, too?
Mrs. Denham: Do you know why you are here this time?
Elizabeth: Yes, Ma'am.
Mrs. Denham: Then tell me why.
Elizabeth: Don't *you* know?
Elizabeth: Uncle Edward, I don't want to get married to Jimmy.
Edward Morgan: Well, why not?
Elizabeth: Because I want Mary and me to get married to you.
Edward Morgan: Curly, you're a designing woman, you know that, don't you?
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Upon its 1935 release, this film was banned in Denmark because of unspecified "controversy." It was also banned in Switzerland and Italy because Elizabeth's behavior was setting a bad example for children.
After the success of Jean Webster's 1912 novel, "Daddy Long-Legs," she adapted it to a play which opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 28 September 1914 and closed in May 1915 after 264 performances. The opening night cast included Ruth Chatterton, Charles Trowbridge, Charles Waldron and Cora Witherspoon.
When Edward sings "Curly Top" to Elizabeth, he says that her eyes "make the heavens proud to be blue." Shirley Temple's eyes are brown.
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After the success of Jean Webster's 1912 novel, "Daddy Long-Legs," she adapted it to a play which opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 28 September 1914 and closed in May 1915 after 264 performances. The opening night cast included Ruth Chatterton, Charles Trowbridge, Charles Waldron and Cora Witherspoon.
When Edward sings "Curly Top" to Elizabeth, he says that her eyes "make the heavens proud to be blue." Shirley Temple's eyes are brown.
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