Shirley Temple - At the Codfish Ball

Shirley Temple - At the Codfish Ball - 1936

Cast:
Shirley Temple as Star
Guy Kibbee as Captain January
Slim Summerville as Captain Nazro
Buddy Ebsen as Paul Roberts
Sara Haden as Agatha Morgan
Jane Darwell as Eliza Croft
June Lang as Mary Marshall
Jerry Tucker as Cyril Morgan
Nella Walker as Mrs. John Mason
George Irving as John Mason
Jim Farley as Deputy Sheriff
Si Jenks as Old Sailor
William 'Billy' Benedict as Bud - Telegram Delivery Boy
Frank Darien as Ira J. Slocum - Storekeeper
Earl Eby as Second Engineer
Carlton Griffin as First Engineer
Gladden James as Foreman
Mary MacLaren as Governess
'Snub' Pollard as Sailor
Geneva Sawyer as Mason's Maid
Hilda Vaughn as Dress Saleswoman

Directed by:
David Butler

Writing credits:
Sam Hellman
Gladys Lehman
Harry Tugend
Laura E. Richard (novel)
Don Marquis (contributor to screenplay construction )

Produced by:
Buddy G. DeSylva (aka B.G. De Sylva)

Original Music by:
Cyril J. Mockridge

Cinematography by:
John F. Seitz

Film Editing by:
Irene Morra

Art Direction by:
William S. Darling

Set Decoration by:
Thomas Little

Costume Design by:
Gwen Wakeling

Production Management:
Darryl F. Zanuck .... in charge of production
Ed Ebele .... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
Ad Schaumer.... assistant director

Sound Department:
Roger Heman Sr.
Arthur von Kirbach

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson

Editorial Department:
Mary Crumley
Eleanor Morra

Music Department:
Louis Silvers.... musical director
Herbert W. Spencer.... orchestrator

Other crew:
Jack Donohue.... dances staged by

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[Blair Lavoux]

I'm 24 and had a Shirley Temple's sing a long video. hahahaha

[ohhhwolfy]

....and there have been co-stars out there who have said over the years that Shirley knew their lines too, and helped them during rehearsals! She was truly an amazing little girl who grew up to be an amazing woman!

[ohhhwolfy]

I wish I could transport myself back in time to the day when they rehearsed & filmed this. Maybe I'm wrong - maybe it was grueling - but I'd love to have been one of the stand-ins in the background. It looks like it was a lot of fun to watch!

[Rave4UFursuit]

GOSH SHE'S SOOOOOOO CUTE

[iloveginger121113]

So sweet

[Tony Peterson]

This song and dance shows how wonderfully talented both Shirley Temple and Buddy Ebsen were. Neither misses a beat, and the song is infectious as well. Buddy's choreography doesn't seem to be a challenge to Shirley, who keeps up with Buddy every step of the way. Shirley was one of a kind for sure. Not many kids can even sing on key, let alone tap dance and act. What a wonderful reminder of Hollywood's golden era when everyone seemed to be so unique and talented in whatever it was they did.

[marie bellu]

This, for me, is Shirley's best dance number. And film.

[Nina Schwartz]

Not Guy Kibbee--a very young Buddy Ebsen. What a great dancer he was!

[ohhhwolfy]

There were so many ways for this dance scene to go wrong - tripping, falling off a raised platform, knocking something over, etc... - but they did the dance beautifully!

Wow!

[johncfl]

Then Shirley age 8 and Buddy 28. Buddy was in the Wizard of Oz until he was poisoned by makeup and Shirley had been offered the starring role but Zanuck declined it.