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Curly Top (1935)

07/26/1935Family, Music, Comedy1h 15m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Shirley Temple

    Elizabeth Blair

  2. Cast 1

    John Boles

    Edward Morgan

  3. Cast 1

    Rochelle Hudson

    Mary Blair

  4. Cast 1

    Jane Darwell

    Mrs. Denham

  5. Cast 1

    Rafaela Ottiano

    Mrs. Higgins

  6. Cast 1

    Esther Dale

    Genevieve Graham

  7. Cast 1

    Etienne Girardot

    Mr. Wyckoff

  8. Cast 1

    Arthur Treacher

    The Butler

  9. Cast 1

    Maurice Murphy

    Jimmie Rogers

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...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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