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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.
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Elizabeth Blair
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Edward Morgan
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Mary Blair
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Mrs. Denham
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Mrs. Higgins
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Aunt Genevieve Graham
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Mr. Wyckoff
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Reynolds - the Butler
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Jimmie Rogers
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Orphanage Trustee (uncredited)
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Beach Girl (uncredited)
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Morgan's Secretary (uncredited)
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Morgan's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Attendee at Orphan Benefit (uncredited)
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Morgan's Cook (uncredited)
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Orphanage Trustee (uncredited)

Directed by

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Irving Cummings

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Patterson McNutt ... (screenplay) &
Arthur J. Beckhard ... (screenplay) (as Arthur Beckhard)
 
William M. Conselman ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Sonya Levien ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
James Parrott ... (contributor to special sequences) (uncredited)
 
Jean Webster ... (novel and play "Daddy Long-Legs") (uncredited)

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Winfield R. Sheehan ... producer (as Winfield Sheehan)

Music by

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Ray Henderson
R.H. Bassett ... (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer ... (uncredited)
Arthur Lange ... (uncredited)

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John F. Seitz ... (photography) (as John Seitz)

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Jack Murray ... film editor

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Jack Otterson

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René Hubert ... (gowns) (as Rene Hubert)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Booth McCracken ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Don B. Greenwood ... property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Eugene Grossman ... sound

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Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... jeweller (uncredited)

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Oscar Bradley ... musical director
Irving Caesar ... lyrics by
Edward Heyman ... lyrics by
Ted Koehler ... lyrics by

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Jack Donohue ... dances
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Taglines A joy package of surprises ribboned with rainbow laughter and glorious romance-and Shirley dances and sings! (Print Ad- Leader-Post, ((Regina, Sask.)) 30 December 1935) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Boucles d'or (France)
  • Lockenköpfchen (Germany)
  • La simpática huerfanita (Spain)
  • Χρυσές μπούκλες (Greece)
  • Krøltop (Denmark)
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Trivia This was the first film to pair Shirley Temple with Arthur Treacher; they would appear together in three more movies. See more »
Goofs In the song "Animal Crackers In My Soup" Shirley Temple sings "Monkeys and rabbits loop de loop". The lyric was written as "Monkeys and lions loop de loop" but Shirley sang the wrong lyrics. There are no rabbit-shaped crackers in animal crackers (and also rabbits are not generally part of a traveling circus), but lions are among the animal shapes. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Young People (1940). See more »
Soundtracks Animal Crackers in My Soup See more »
Crazy Credits The introductory title credit is followed by an extreme close-up of Shirley Temple's curly top. Shirley then raises her head, and shakes her curls, smiling broadly all the while. See more »
Quotes Edward Morgan: There's no human problem that can't be solved by kindness.
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