Curly Top
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| Curly Top | |
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| Directed by | Irving Cummings |
| Produced by | Winfield R. Sheehan |
| Written by | Arthur J. Beckhard Patterson McNutt |
| Starring | Shirley Temple John Boles Rochelle Hudson Jane Darwell |
| Music by | Ray Henderson Ted Koehler Edward Heyman |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (known then as Fox Studios) |
| Release date(s) | 1935 |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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- This article addresses the movie...for the plant disease, see curly top.
Curly Top was a 1935 musical starring Shirley Temple, Rochelle Hudson, Jane Darwell, and John Boles. It was directed by Irving Cummings, and featured the song "Animal Crackers in My Soup". The film was based on Jean Webster's novel Daddy Long Legs.
[edit] Plot summary
The film follows the life of orphaned sisters, Elizabeth (Shirley Temple) and Mary Blair (Rochelle Hudson), who live in a strict orphanage. Rebellious Elizabeth, who always stirs up trouble, especially during lunch time. When the wealthy trustee of the orphanage named Edward Morgon (John Boles) stops by, and helps the two girls get out of the orphanage. He lets them live in his large mansion, and even pays for their education. When Elizabeth notices the two have a thing for each other, she schemes a plan to get the two together.
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