In the 1936 film, “Captain January,” Shirley Temple is typically seen wearing a sailor outfit, as this Italian Booklet of the era shows. In the behind-the-scenes still shot below though, an outfit that didn’t make it into the final film was deleted for being too racy! In the first version of this outfit, Shirley wears a black bra for the hula dance she was to perform in the film:
The scene was reshot with a more modest outfit. Below is a behind-the-scenes shot showing the set on a 20th Century-Fox soundstage:
Zooming in, you can see Shirley and co-star Buddy Ebsen:
This detailed view shows where the dance was performed:
This time around, Shirley wore an undershirt beneath the combo seaweed skirt and bra/lei:
This publicity still shows the exterior of the lighthouse as it appeared in the movie. This scene was not cut, as Shirley is appropriately clothed!
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