Temple Tuesday: Honeymoon Dancing

For today's Temple Tuesday, a vintage shot of Shirley dancing in the 1947 film “Honeymoon.” From the attached publicity blurb:

DANCE ATHLETE

A dance director must be prepared for all emergencies. When an actor he had trained to dance opposite Shirley Temple in “Honeymoon” became ill, O’Curran had to find a last-minute replacement. Result was that the personable O’Curran stepped into the role himself. He’s the dancing violinist you’ll see on the screen with Shirley in the forthcoming RKO Radio picture.

But he’s apt to take on any job. Next thing you know he may be teaching footwork to a prizefighter. And that, too, would be all in a day’s work for Charles O’Curran -- dance athlete.

Here’s another publicity still from the film with Shirley about to lock lips with costar Guy Madison:



Interestingly enough, on the back of that vintage still is this sketch. Not bad. I have no idea what it’s about, but still a very cool fashion illustration.



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