Baby Take a Bow | |
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Directed by | Harry Lachman |
Written by | John V. A. Weaver William Conselman Henry Johnson |
Screenplay by | Philip Klein Edward E. Paramore Jr. |
Based on | Square Crooks 1926 play by James P. Judge |
Produced by | John Stone |
Starring | Shirley Temple James Dunn Claire Trevor Alan Dinehart |
Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
Edited by | Alfred DeGaetano Al De Gaetano |
Music by | Samuel Kaylin David Buttolph |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Fox Film |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Baby Take a Bow (sometimes written as Baby, take a Bow, etc. in promotional posters at the time) is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by Harry Lachman and is one of the earliest Hays code Hollywood films (its MPAA certificate marks it as the third ever code-approved film).[1] The screenplay by Philip Klein and Edward E. Paramore Jr. is based on the 1926 play Square Crooks by James P. Judge. Shirley Temple plays the child of an ex-convict (James Dunn) trying to make a better life for himself and his family. The film was a commercial success and is critically regarded as pleasant and sentimental.[2] A musical number features Dunn and Temple.
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