Baby Take a Bow (1934)

Director:

Harry Lachman

Writers:

James P. Judge (play)
Philip Klein (writer)

Release Date:

30 June 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Eddie Ellison is an ex-con who spent time in Sing-Sing prison. Kay marries him as soon as he serves his time...

Plot Keywords:

Chauffeur | Miscarriage Of Justice | Opal | Melodrama | Straight

Cast

Shirley Temple	...	Shirley Ellison
James Dunn	...	Eddie Ellison
Claire Trevor	...	Kay Ellison
Alan Dinehart	...	Welch (private investigator)
Ray Walker	...	Larry Scott
Dorothy Libaire	...	Jane Scott
Ralf Harolde	...	Trigger Stone
James Flavin	...	Det. Flannigan
Richard Tucker	...	Stuart Carson (factory owner)
Olive Tell	...	Mrs. Stuart Carson

MPAA:

Rated PG for a frightening scene.

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #3) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2006) | UK:U (original rating) | Australia:G | USA:PG

Company:

Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

This movie takes its title from the song "Baby, Take a Bow," which James Dunn and Shirley Temple sang in their earlier movie, Stand Up and Cheer! (1934).

Quotes:

Welch: [Welch is searching Eddie's apartment for a stolen pearl necklace] What kind of a sap do you think I am?
Eddie Ellison: I don't know. What kind of a sap are you?
Welch: Now, let's see. If I was in your spot, I wonder where I'd hide that necklace.
Eddie Ellison: Let me see. Maybe you'd swallow it.
Larry Scott: I read in Popular Mechanics where Zulus hide jewels by sewing them under their skin.
Eddie Ellison: That'd be all right if we were Zulus.

Soundtrack:

On Account-a I Love You

Great Movie...

**Some Possible Spoliers**

It was 12pm in the afternoon, and the announcer happened to indicate that a film with Shirley Temple was to come up next. My mother told me to tape the film since she thought that any film with Shirley Temple is a sure winner.

I was reluctant, but once the film started going i was rather intrigued. The story is rather good, and the actors are not so bad. Yet the adult actors tend to be a little too rigid in some moments of the film.

Shirley has to be without a doubt, the person who steals the show in this movie. Being cute and full of charm, she has the potential to just blow other actors right off the screen.

Although sometimes you wish she hadn't done things, like cut Mr Stone loose, she still remains as the best actress on screen. The last scene of the film on the rooftop was a reassuring one. There was some pretty good acting by Claire Trevor (Kay) which made the scene believeable. And the ending was rather sweet and happy (predictable).

I really enjoyed watching this film, and the scene with the coffee pot and the beads always gets me nervous. Anyone who likes old fashioned comedy, you'll be in for a treat. Shirley's charm surely makes this film worth watching.

Rating: 8/10