Baby Take a Bow (1934)

Directed by

Harry Lachman

Genre

comedy drama, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 16m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ex-convict tries to stay honest and support his family. His young daughter helps him when his past threatens their new life.

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What happens

Baby Take a Bow (sometimes written as Baby, take a Bow, etc. in promotional posters at the time) is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by Harry Lachman and is one of the earliest Hays code Hollywood films (its MPAA certificate marks it as the third ever code-approved film). The screenplay by Philip Klein and Edward E. Paramore Jr. is based on the 1926 play Square Crooks by James P. Judge. Shirley Temple plays the child of an ex-convict (James Dunn) trying to make a better life for himself and his family. The film was a commercial success and is critically regarded as pleasant and sentimental. A musical number features Dunn and Temple. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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