Temple Tuesday: Once Is Not Enough

For many of Shirley’s costars, one movie was just not enough! This post just covers the headliners, not the supporting players. That would be a post waaaaaaay too long for how much time I have today to put this together. Let’s begin with James Dunn, who played opposite Shirley in her breakthrough film “Stand Up and Cheer” (1934). The two did so well together that Fox put them together again not just once, but twice! “Baby Take a Bow” (1934):

…and again in “Bright Eyes” (1934):

For John Boles, twice was enough, with “Curly Top” (1935):

…and “The Littlest Rebel” (1935):

Guy Kibbee was one of the few to span both childhood and teenage films for Shirley, with a whopping three films. “Captain January” (1936); here’s a behind-the-scenes shot with Shirley and Kibbee’s daughter:

“Miss Annie Rooney” (1942):

…and “Fort Apache” (1948):

Michael Whalen was apparently satisfied with two; “Poor Little Rich Girl” (1936):

…and “Wee Willie Winkie” (1937):

It wasn’t just the men who were part of the repeat pairing process; songstress Alice Faye was in two of Temple’s hits. “Poor Little Rich Girl” (1936):

…and the romantic female lead in “Stowaway” (1936), where she came close to stealing the movie away from Shirley:

Gloria Stuart of “Titanic” fame was content with two; she was not happy about being cast in bland roles that supported the curly haired tot until studio chief Darryl Zanuck pointed out that millions would see her, vs. a juicy lead role in a non-Temple film that would most likely be soon forgotten. Here she is in “Poor Little Rich Girl” (1936):

…and “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” (1938), which also starred Randolph Scott:

…who played again with Temple in 1939’s “Susannah of the Mounties”:

Last one for today is Phyllis Brooks, who had back-to-back roles with Shirley in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” (1938):

…and “Little Miss Broadway” (1938):

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