A group of soldiers in a café watch a dancer as she entertains them, but later two of them become rivals over her.A group of soldiers in a café watch a dancer as she entertains them, but later two of them become rivals over her.A group of soldiers in a café watch a dancer as she entertains them, but later two of them become rivals over her.
Ted Frye
- Violin Player
- (as Teddy Frye)
Georgie Billings
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Eugene Butler
- Sgt. Quirt
- (uncredited)
Philip Hurlic
- Black Boy
- (uncredited)
Georgie Smith
- Capt. Flagg
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaShirley Temple's parents, George Temple and Gertrude Temple, took their daughter to see this movie at a local theater; Gertrude later recalled, "The picture lasted ten minutes. Shirley merely flitted across the screen a few times and said only two lines. But my head swam and the goose flesh popped out on my arms. I think I cried a little. George squeezed my hand. We were proud. It was our little girl doing something wonderful, like saying her first words, and we were happy."
- Quotes
Captain Flagg: What are you doing?
Sergeant Quirt: I been sayin' goodbye to my baby.
Captain Flagg: [showing Charmaine's flower] Oh, yeah? Your baby? Says you!
Sergeant Quirt: [showing Charmaine's diaper pin] Yeah, says me!
- ConnectionsFeatured in DTV: Pop & Rock (1984)
Featured review
Not Little Shirley's Finest Hour
A SHIRLEY TEMPLE Short Subject.
It can get mighty rough at Buttermilk Pete's Cafe when the local contingency of diaper-clad WAR BABIES come in for their midday milk break.
This primitive little film - a spoof of military movies - provides a few chuckles, but little else: tiny tots talking tough can begin to pall in a short time. Shirley Temple, playing a duplicitous hip-swinging French miss, hasn't much to do in this pre-celebrity performance. Highlight: the real signs of toddler temper when a few of the infants unexpectedly get well & truly soaked with milk.
Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something akin to writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.
It can get mighty rough at Buttermilk Pete's Cafe when the local contingency of diaper-clad WAR BABIES come in for their midday milk break.
This primitive little film - a spoof of military movies - provides a few chuckles, but little else: tiny tots talking tough can begin to pall in a short time. Shirley Temple, playing a duplicitous hip-swinging French miss, hasn't much to do in this pre-celebrity performance. Highlight: the real signs of toddler temper when a few of the infants unexpectedly get well & truly soaked with milk.
Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something akin to writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.
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- Ron Oliver
- May 1, 2002
Details
- Runtime11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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