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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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. Irving Cummings (October 9, 1888 - April 18, 1959), born Irving Camisky in New York City, New York was a movie actor, director, producer and writer. ... Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American diplomat and former film child actress. ... Publicity Photo of John Boles. ... Rochelle Hudson Rochelle Hudson (March 6, 1914-January 17, 1972) was an American film actress from the 1930s through the 1960s. ... Jane Darwell (born October 15, 1879; died August 13, 1967) was an Academy Award-winning American theater and film actress. ... Ray Henderson (December 1, 1896 - December 31, 1970), was a American songwriter. ... Ted Koehler (July 14, 1894—January 17, 1973) was an Jewish-American lyric writer. ... Edward Heyman, born in New York City on March 14, 1907 was an American musician and lyricist. ... John F. Seitz (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The art of singing and dancing in a prepared fictional play has been a time-honored tradition ranging to the early days of civilization. ... Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American diplomat and former film child actress. ... Rochelle Hudson Rochelle Hudson (March 6, 1914-January 17, 1972) was an American film actress from the 1930s through the 1960s. ... Jane Darwell (born October 15, 1879; died August 13, 1967) was an Academy Award-winning American theater and film actress. ... Publicity Photo of John Boles. ... Irving Cummings (October 9, 1888 - April 18, 1959), born Irving Camisky in New York City, New York was a movie actor, director, producer and writer. ... Animal Cracker in My Soup was sung by Shirley Temple in the 1935 film Curly Top. The lyrics were written by Irving Caesar and Ted Koehler and the music by Ray Henderson. ... Jean Webster (1876-1916) Bibliography compiled from the Library of Congresss catalog: 1903 - When Patty Went to College 1905 - Wheat Princess 1907 - Jerry Junior 1908 - Four-Pools Mystery 1909 - Much Ado About Peter 1911 - Just Patty 1912 - Daddy-Long-Legs (novel) 1915 - Dear Enemy Categories: ... Daddy Long-Legs is a 1912 novel by an American writer Jean Webster, written in the form of letters. ...

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. An orphanage (historically an orphans asylum before the latter word took on its modern insane asylum connotation) is an institution dedicated to caring for orphans (children who have lost their parents) and abused, abandoned, and neglected children. ... The word trustee is a legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of some other beneficiary. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...