Curly Top (film) Institute in these lists: Curly Top (film) Curly Top is a 1935 American musical film directed by Irving Cummings. The screenplay by Patterson McNutt and Arthur J. Beckhard focuses on the adoption of a young orphan (Shirley Temple) by a wealthy bachelor (John Boles) and his romantic attraction to her older sister (Rochelle Hudson). Together with "The Littlest Rebel", another Temple vehicle, the film was listed as one of the top box office draws of 1935 by "Variety". The film's musical numbers include "Animal Crackers in My Soup" and "When I Grow Up". This film was the first of four
The Island at the Top of the World Too" in a family-oriented roadshow package. The film received an Academy Award nomination for its Art direction/set decoration by (Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter H. Tyler, Al Roelofs, and Hal Gausman). A sequel was planned, entitled "The Lost Ones", based more closely on the original novel, but was abandoned when it became apparent that "Island at the Top of the World" would not be a box office success. The film presently holds a 43% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews. Nora Sayre of "The New York Times" wrote, "At moments, the Scandinavian actors seem slightly hampered