''Baby Burlesks'' was a series of short films produced by Educational Pictures in the early 1930s. The series featured three-year-old Shirley Temple in her first screen appearance. In her autobiography, Temple describes the ''Baby Burlesks'' series as "a cynical exploitation of our childish innocence," and that the short films were sometimes racist or sexist.

Filmography

All eight films in the ''Baby Burlesks'' series were produced by Jack Hays and directed by Charles Lamont, except the first, ''Runt Page'', which was directed by

Ray Nazarro Ray Nazarro ''(aka'' "Ray" and "Nat;" ''né'' Raymond Alfred Nazarro; September 25, 1902 – September 8, 1986) was an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. Budd Boetticher called him a "ten-day picture guy."Budd ...

. As a star, Temple, received $10 a day.Black, p. 15; Windeler, p. 111 In 2009, all eight films were available on videocassette and

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War Babies War children are those born to a native parent and a parent belonging to a foreign military force (usually an occupying force, but also military personnel stationed at military bases on foreign soil). Having a child by a member of a belligerent ...

'' *''Pie Covered Wagon'' *''Glad Rags to Riches'' *''Kid in Hollywood'' *''The Kid's Last Fight'' *''Polly Tix in Washington'' *''Kid 'in' Africa''

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''The Kid's Last Fight''
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''War Babies'' at the Internet ArchivePartial script from ''Polly-Tix in Washington'' at the IMDB
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