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Curly Top

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 : 1935-07-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Fox Film Corporation

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Elizabeth Blair

Original Name : Shirley Temple

Gender : Female

Character Name : Edward Morgan

Original Name : John Boles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Blair

Original Name : Rochelle Hudson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Denham

Original Name : Jane Darwell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Higgins

Original Name : Rafaela Ottiano

Gender : Female

Character Name : Genevieve Graham

Original Name : Esther Dale

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Wyckoff

Original Name : Etienne Girardot

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Butler

Original Name : Arthur Treacher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmie Rogers

Original Name : Maurice Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guest at Charity Bazaar

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

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 Lakeside 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.