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Dimples

  • 1936
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  • 1h 19m
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6.5/10
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Shirley Temple in Dimples (1936)
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Dimples Appleby lives with the pick-pocket grandfather in 19th century New York City. She entertains the crowds while he works his racket. A rich lady makes it possible for the girl to go le... Read allDimples Appleby lives with the pick-pocket grandfather in 19th century New York City. She entertains the crowds while he works his racket. A rich lady makes it possible for the girl to go legit. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is performed.Dimples Appleby lives with the pick-pocket grandfather in 19th century New York City. She entertains the crowds while he works his racket. A rich lady makes it possible for the girl to go legit. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is performed.

  • Director
    • William A. Seiter
  • Writers
    • Arthur Sheekman
    • Nat Perrin
    • Nunnally Johnson
  • Stars
    • Shirley Temple
    • Frank Morgan
    • Robert Kent
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    945
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Seiter
    • Writers
      • Arthur Sheekman
      • Nat Perrin
      • Nunnally Johnson
    • Stars
      • Shirley Temple
      • Frank Morgan
      • Robert Kent
    • 20User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Shirley Temple, Thurman Black, and Jesse Scott in Dimples (1936)
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    Shirley Temple
    Shirley Temple
    • Dimples Appleby
    Frank Morgan
    Frank Morgan
    • Prof. Eustace Appleby
    Robert Kent
    Robert Kent
    • Allen Drew
    Helen Westley
    Helen Westley
    • Mrs. Caroline Drew
    Stepin Fetchit
    Stepin Fetchit
    • Cicero
    Astrid Allwyn
    Astrid Allwyn
    • Cleo Marsh
    Brook Byron
    Brook Byron
    • Betty Loring
    • (as Delma Byron)
    Hall Johnson Choir
    • Choir
    • (as The Hall Johnson Choir)
    Berton Churchill
    Berton Churchill
    • Col. Loring
    Paul Stanton
    Paul Stanton
    • Mr. St. Clair
    Julius Tannen
    Julius Tannen
    • Hawkins
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Richards
    Billy McClain
    • Rufus
    Jack Rube Clifford
    Jack Rube Clifford
    • Uncle Tom
    • (as Jack Clifford)
    Betty Jean Hainey
    • Topsy
    Arthur Aylesworth
    Arthur Aylesworth
    • Pawnbroker
    Leonard Kibrick
    Leonard Kibrick
    • Children's Band Member
    • (as Leonard Kibrick Warner)
    Walter Weidler
    • Children's Band Member
    • Director
      • William A. Seiter
    • Writers
      • Arthur Sheekman
      • Nat Perrin
      • Nunnally Johnson(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Herman Bing as "Proprietor" and Greta Meyer as "Proprietor's Wife" are in studio records/casting call lists as cast members, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie.
    • Goofs
      The film takes place in the early 1850s. Towards the end, in a scene set in a theater, the producer announces to the audience that "a new form of entertainment has come from the South," and he would like to be the first to present it in New York City. We then see a minstrel show. But by that time minstrel shows had been staged in New York for a decade, since the Virginia Minstrels performed at the New York Bowery Amphitheatre in 1843.
    • Quotes

      Dimples: Sometimes I wonder if men are worth all the trouble they give us.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      The Gospel Train
      (uncredited)

      Traditional spiritual

      Sung by Shirley Temple with the Hall Johnson Choir

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    6/10
    Frank Morgan is a pseudo-Fagin
    Get ready to see another Shirley Temple vehicle where she's an orphan who melts down a crotchety old man and proves she's "very self-reliant." In Dimples, she gives a pseudo-take on Oliver Twist with Frank Morgan as a pseudo-Fagin. He's called "The Professor" and he runs a gang of homeless kid street performers who sometimes pickpocket. In the middle of the Great Depression, it makes sense to see Shirley as a little Ragamuffin begging on the streets; however, it would feel a little creepy for her to live with The Professor while he leads her down a life of crime - save but one tiny detail that separates it from Charles Dickens's classic: Frank Morgan is Shirley's grandfather.

    Included in the plot is Helen Westley, a staple in Shirley Temple movies. She's a wealthy patroness who helps produce a theatrical of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" starring Shirley. As this is such a large focus of the movie and it's performed in blackface, Dimples isn't often a favorite among modern audiences. It's not a favorite of mine because of Frank's character. Oftentimes in Shirley's movies, love is shown to be of greater importance than money (because they were made during the Depression), but in this case, I agreed with Helen's character. Shirley would be better off living a life of luxury than living in a filthy shack begging on the streets, even if it means being parted from her beloved grandfather. In Shirley's other movies, the lovable old man is shown to have some good influence on the little girl, but I couldn't find any from Frank Morgan.
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    • Release date
      • October 16, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Bowery Princess
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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