A little girl's (Shirley Temple) toe-tapping musical numbers uplift the nation during the Depression in this charming classic that includes Temple's rendition of "Baby Take a Bow.A little girl's (Shirley Temple) toe-tapping musical numbers uplift the nation during the Depression in this charming classic that includes Temple's rendition of "Baby Take a Bow.A little girl's (Shirley Temple) toe-tapping musical numbers uplift the nation during the Depression in this charming classic that includes Temple's rendition of "Baby Take a Bow.
- Awards
- 2 wins total
Tess Gardella
- Aunt Jemima
- (as 'Aunt Jemima')
Frank Mitchell
- Senator Danforth
- (as Mitchell)
Jack Durant
- Senator Short
- (as Durant)
Dick Foran
- Nick Foran
- (as Nick Foran)
John 'Skins' Miller
- Hill-Billy
- (as 'Skins' Miller)
Jean Allen
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Andre
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Did you know
- TriviaFor the "Baby, Take a Bow" number with James Dunn, the studio felt it would be easier for Shirley Temple to do the dance she had done at her audition rather than learn a new one, so Temple spent her first day on the set giving Dunn dancing lessons.
- Quotes
- Lawrence Cromwell: Now, Miss Monroe...
- Mary Adams: Er, Adams.
- Lawrence Cromwell: Oh, yes, step here a minute, will you, please... something I want to show you. There's one phase in this amusement campaign which I think you ought to understand. The zones in...
- [overcome by her good looks, he stops]
- Lawrence Cromwell: You're beautiful.
- Mary Adams: Ah, of course I'm not.
- Lawrence Cromwell: What's that?
- Mary Adams: I said I'm not beautiful.
- Lawrence Cromwell: Young woman, you're talking to Lawrence Cromwell... Lawrence Cromwell, the world's recognized authority on feminine beauty and charm. Do you mean to stand there and question my judgment on the subject of beauty? Do you? Do you?
- Mary Adams: Oh, no, no, I wasn't...
- Lawrence Cromwell: Oh, but you DID question it. Now, you listen to me: when Lawrence Cromwell says a girl's beautiful, she's BEAUTIFUL, do you understand? Ha, the very idea! I demand an apology. Your personality definitely puts you in Class 10-A, Department B, with a double-X rating in my card index system. And, my system is the pre-eminent beauty catalogue of today.
- [sizing her up at a glance]
- Lawrence Cromwell: Height, 5 foot 4... weight, 116... bust, 34... waist, 26... hips, 36... calf, 12 and 1/2... ankle, 7. Questioning my judgement! Ha, ha, that is good.
- Mary Adams: I'm really awfully sorry, Mr. Cromwell.
- Lawrence Cromwell: Never mind, never mind, just... just let it be a lesson to you.
- Alternate versionsDifferent versions of this film exist, with various running times between 68 and 81 minutes. Some prints have deleted demeaning & outdated cultural depictions of African Americans that are offensive to modern audiences, including scenes with _Stepin Fetchit_ and _Tess Gardella_ in blackface as "Aunt Jemima".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Young People (1940)
- SoundtracksStand Up And Cheer!
(1934) (uncredited)
Lyrics and Music by Lew Brown and Harry Akst
Sung by over the end credits
Instrumental over the title sequence and beginning credits
c. 1934 Movietone Music Corportation
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Fox Movietone Follies of 1934
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime
- 1h 8m(68 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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