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Baby Burlesks
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Wikipedia article
'Baby Burlesks' was a series of short films produced by Educational Pictures in the early 1930s.Black, p. 15; Windeler p. 111 The series is notable for featuring three-year-old Shirley Temple in her first screen appearance. In her autobiography, Temple describes the 'Baby Burlesks' series as "a cynical exploitation of our childish innocence," and notes the short films were sometimes racist or sexist (reference or example needed to better understand).
Filmography
All eight films in the 'Baby Burlesks' series were produced by Jack Hays and directed by Charles Lamont, except the first, 'Runt Page', which was directed by Ray Nazarro.Black, p. 15 As a star, Temple, received $10 a day.Black, p. 15; Windeler, p. 111 In 2009, all eight films were available on videocassette and DVD.
*'Runt Page'
*'War Babies'
*'Pie Covered Wagon'
*'Glad Rags to Riches'
*'Kid in Hollywood'
*'The Kid's Last Fight'
*'Polly Tix in Washington'
*'Kid 'in' Africa'
See also
* Shirley Temple filmography
References
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