Shirley Temple: Smiles and Curls Collection

Off-Temple
In mid-2009, MILL CREEK's SHIRLEY TEMPLE: SMILES AND CURLS COLLECTION was doubled in size and issued with the same artwork as SHIRLEY TEMPLE & FRIENDS. The "14 Features" claim on this product's cover is incorrect. The set consists of 3 features and 11 shorts. There's no literature included in the sturdy snapcase plastic box. Program contents are listed on its back cover.

Here, a potentially interesting collection is badly hampered by a great deal of flawed source material.

DISC ONE--
Audio on THE LITTLE PRINCESS is top shelf, but colors are washed out. A small border appears around the image, thus the entire picture is visible
LAW OF VENGEANCE starts at low volume, but that improves within a minute. Film stock used is quite degraded with many break splices. Evidence here of a dub from VHS
In RED-HAIRED ALIBI, Shirley is last-billed. Lots of film breaks here, but sound is...

Great gift idea
Got these as a gift for my mother-n-law after I heard her mention she loved this show as a kid. She was very surprised that I remembered and thankful I was able to find this show on dvd.

Love Shirley Temple
This is an extensive collection of shorts which include Shirley Temple at a VERY young age. Some are absolutely hysterical, some are so cute you just have to say "AW". All are enjoyable if you are truly a fan of this talented actress/woman.

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