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ALMOST A BRIDE (aka “A Kiss for Corliss”) provides a fitting finale to Shirley Temple’s hide career. This was a sequel to the current “Kiss and Content”, in which Temple first played the lovesick teen Corliss Archer.
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In this savory film, Corliss becomes infatuated with the attractive and worldly playboy Kenneth Marquis (David Niven) . She decides to obtain even with her boyfriend Dexter (Darryl Hickman) and write some steamy – and unfounded – sections about Kenneth in her diary. Complications arise when the diary falls into the hands of Kenneth and her parents. Naturally her parents are mortified, but Kenneth decides to have a cramped fun and play along with Corliss’ games, so he places an article in the paper announcing his engagement to her! Extraordinary relieve is provided by Tom Tully, Gloria Holden, Kathryn Card and Robert Ellis (who would later go on to play Dexter in the short-lived television sitcom “Meet Corliss Archer”) .
Temple is ideally-suited to Corliss and the entire film is a smart and breezy delight. Had Temple continued her film career, she would have been sensational as a screwball comedienne. Sadly audiences could not (or indeed would not) find that diminutive “Curly Top” was all grown up and ready for more consuming roles, and thus Temple retreated from the conceal. Serene, it’s astronomical to view this film surfacing on DVD (through the ‘Cinema Deluxe’ ticket from Geneon Entertainment) at a bargain stamp.
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If you enjoyed this film, you will also appreciate the television sitcom “Meet Corliss Archer”. Several volumes of episodes from the series are available from Alpha Video Classics.
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Single-sided, single-layer disc
Slimline case
Audio: 2-channel Dolby stereo
Originally released as KISS FOR CORLISS, this 1949 coda of Temple’s silver mask performances again finds Corliss Archer (Shirley Temple) with a crush on an older man. She secretly confesses to her diary an imagined relationship with wealthy, though frequently married, Kenneth Marquis (David Niven), 20 years her senior. Out of spite for a despised Mr. Archer, attorney for his last wife, Marquis confirms the memoir after Corliss’s parents stare the diary. Wedding plans ensue. This leads to a public scandal and jealous right boyfriend, Dexter Franklin (Darryl Hickman) .
It seems the only roles offered to teenage Temple were ones where she nurtured affections for traditional men. (THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER, 1947; I’LL BE SEEING YOU, 1945) Though she likely wanted to play more womanly parts, from her youth she was type cast as a precocious girl. The quality of this enjoyable B+W film is surprisingly dreadful (graceful w/o digital restoration) considering it is the treasured climax of Temple theater. This was a extraordinary vehicle for prolific child-star Hickman’s unbridled antics which were noteworthy more subdued in LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945) and too brief in THE Unfamiliar Fancy OF MARTHA IVERS (1946) . Though some of the acting may be a bit exaggerated, ALMOST A BRIDE is an delicious comedy for the entire family.
Movie quote: “Oh, and if the indignity of taking money from Daddy Dear ever becomes too expansive to maintain, don’t hesitate to call on me.”
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