War Babies (1932)

Directed by

Charles Lamont

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

11 min

Rating

3.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Very young children dressed as adults act out a scene in a cafe. They pretend to be musicians, soldiers, a bartender, and a dancer. This short comedy film features a three year old Shirley Temple.

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What happens

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 takes place in a cafe, where children pose as adults, specifically musicians, soldiers, a bar keep, and a dancer. The short film stars Shirley Temple, who was three at the time of filming. War Babies was Temple's first speaking role and she has her first onscreen kiss with Eugene Butler. Others in the cast are Georgie Billings, Philip Hurlic, Ted Frye, Georgie Smith, and Ashley Shepherd. In 2009, the film was available on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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