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Posted on 05/20/06
Cast:
Edward Morgan...John Boles
Mary Blair...Rochelle Hudson
Mrs. Denham...Jane Darwell
Mrs. Higgins...Rafaela Ottiano
Aunt Genevieve Graham...Esther Dale
Mr. Wyckoff...Etienne Girardot
Butler...Arthur Treacher
Jimmie Rogers...Maurice Murphy
Orphan Girl...Lynn Bari
Unknown...Stanley Andrews
Unknown...Billy Gilbert
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Release History:
Precocious little Shirley Temple starred as the little orphan Elizabeth Blair in 1935’s Curly Top. One of the young star’s sweet, heartwarming song-and-dance romps, the film was based on the Jean Webster novel Daddy Long Legs.
With vaudeville entertainers as parents, it’s no surprise that little Elizabeth keeps things perky at the Lakeside Orphanage. Her happy songs keep the orphans’ spirits up, but they also grate against the institution’s ultra-conservative mores. More supportive, fortunately, is Elizabeth’s big sister Mary.
Mary’s loveliness and Elizabeth’s sprightly charm convince wealthy visitor Edward Morgan to take the girls out of the orphanage and show them how the luckier half lives. Out in the big world, Mary beings to fall for someone else, but Elizabeth, playing little miss matchmaker, intends otherwise.
