Baby Take a Bow (1934)
1h 16m
Running Time
June 30, 1934Release Date
Baby Take a Bow (1934)
1h 16m
Running Time
June 30, 1934Release Date
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Plot.
Eddie Ellison is an ex-con who spent time in Sing-Sing prison. Kay marries him as soon as he serves his time. Five years later, Eddie and his ex-convict buddy Larry, have both gone straight, and Eddie and Kay have a beautiful little girl named Shirley. However, Welch has kept a close eye on them for years. He believes in "once a criminal, always a criminal." Then, when Eddie's employer's wife's pearls go missing, it comes out that Eddie and Larry both spent time in prison, and they're fired. Welch suspects that Eddie and Larry have something to do with the theft of the pearls. Will Welch prove that Eddie and Larry had something to do with the theft, or will the truth prevail?
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Cast & Crew.
Shirley Temple
Shirley
James Dunn
Eddie Ellison
Claire Trevor
Kay Ellison
Ray Walker
Larry Scott
Alan Dinehart
Welch
Harry Lachman
Director
Dorothy Libaire
Jane
Philip Klein
Writer
Ralf Harolde
Trigger Stone
James Flavin
Flannigan
Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Writer
James P. Judge
Writer
Richard Tucker
Mr. Joseph Carson
William M. Conselman
Writer
Olive Tell
Mrs. Carson
John Alexander
Ragpicker (Uncredited)
Henry Johnson
Writer
Bud Geary
Police Detective (Uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
Howard Hickman
Blair (Uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Detective Sergeant (Uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds
Warden (Uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Birthday Party Guest (Uncredited)
Tom London
Man on Train (Uncredited)
Paul McVey
Daniel (Uncredited)
Lillian Stuart
Anna (Uncredited)
Guy Usher
Detective Captain McLean (Uncredited)
George Leverett
Sound
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
Duncan Cramer
Settings
John V.A. Weaver
Original Story
L. William O'Connell
Director of Photography
Arthur E. Arling
Camera Operator
Alfred DeGaetano
Editor
Sol M. Wurtzel
Co-Executive Producer
Sam Benson
Wardrobe Designer
Samuel Kaylin
Music Director
Winfield R. Sheehan
Executive Producer
Bert E. Sebell
Assistant Director
Royer
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 30, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 16m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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Wiki.
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.