War Babies (1932 film)
War Babies is a 1932 American comedy short film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the second in a series of eight one-reelers that satirized adult films and themes called Baby Burlesks. The casts in the series are pre-schoolers dressed in adult costumes on top and diapers fastened with large safety pins on the bottom.
| War Babies | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Produced by | Jack Hays |
| Starring | Shirley Temple as Gloria Georgie Smith |
| Distributed by | Educational Film Exchanges |
Release date |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Shirley has her first onscreen kiss with Eugene Butler. Others in the cast are Georgie Billings, Philip Hurlic and Ashley Shepherd. In 2009, the film was available on DVD.
See also
References
- Black, Shirley Temple (1989) [1988], Child Star: an Autobiography, New York: Warner Books, Inc., p. 16,18, ISBN 0-446-35792-8
- Windeler, Robert (1992) [1978], The Films of Shirley Temple, New York: Carol Publishing Group, p. 111, ISBN 0-8065-0725-X
External links
- War Babies at IMDb
- The short film War Babies is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
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