RIP Shirley Temple, Cinema's Original Sexualized Girl
As we say goodbye to the wearer of the ringlets seen 'round the world, here's something interesting to remember her by: Shirley made her film debut in a series of "Baby Burlesks", which satirized current movie tropes by replacing the actors with toddlers. Shirley described the Baby Burlesks as "a cynical exploitation of our childish innocence" and "the best things I ever did". This is "War Babies", from 1932—Shirley's first speaking part.
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