THE KID'S LAST FIGHT (1933) Shirley Temple, Georgie Smith & Lawrence Harris | Comedy | B&W

Baby Burlesks was a series of Pre-Code short films produced by Educational Pictures in the early 1930s. The series featured three-year-old Shirley Temple in her first screen appearances. In her autobiography, Temple describes the Baby Burlesks series as "a cynical exploitation of our childish innocence," and that the short films were sometimes racist or sexist.

SYNOPSIS
Diaper Dampsey must defend his diaper-weight championship, but someone has kidnapped his girlfriend to make him lose!

CAST & CREW
Shirley Temple as Shirley
Georgie Smith as Diaper Dampsey
Arthur J. Maskery as Dampsey's Manager
Lawrence Harris as Pop Skull Magee
Marilyn Granas as Lulu Parsnips
Philip Hurlic as Dampsey's Cornerman

Directed by Charles Lamont
Release Date April 23, 1933
Produced by Jack Hays
Cinematography by Dwight Warren
Edited by Sidney J. Walsh
Production companies Universal Pictures, Jack Hayes Productions, Educational Films Corporation of America
Country United States of America
Language English

NOTES
All eight films in the Baby Burlesks series were produced by Jack Hays and directed by Charles Lamont, except the first, Runt Page, which was directed by Ray Nazarro.[2] As a star, Temple, received $10 a day.

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