Curly Top

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.

Cast

Shirley Temple

as Elizabeth Blair

John Boles

as Edward Morgan

Rochelle Hudson

as Mary Blair

Jane Darwell

as Mrs. Denham

Rafaela Ottiano

as Mrs. Higgins

Esther Dale

as Genevieve Graham

Etienne Girardot

as Mr. Wyckoff

Arthur Treacher

as The Butler

Maurice Murphy

as Jimmie Rogers

Bess Flowers

as Guest at Charity Bazaar

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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 Lakes...

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