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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Mr. Wyckoff:
When I was young, we didn't have a play problem because we didn't have time to play!
[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?
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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?
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Facts about
This was the first film in which Rochelle Hudson sang a song.
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, the First Lady of China, was such a fan of this film that she arranged for repeat private viewings.
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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Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, the First Lady of China, was such a fan of this film that she arranged for repeat private viewings.
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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