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ALMOST A BRIDE (aka “A Kiss for Corliss”) provides a fitting finale to Shirley Temple’s veil career. This was a sequel to the favorite “Kiss and Stammer”, in which Temple first played the lovesick teen Corliss Archer.
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In this palatable film, Corliss becomes infatuated with the dazzling and worldly playboy Kenneth Marquis (David Niven) . She decides to secure even with her boyfriend Dexter (Darryl Hickman) and write some steamy - and fraudulent - 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 limited fun and play along with Corliss’ games, so he places an article in the paper announcing his engagement to her! Extraordinary assist 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 shiny 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) win that limited “Curly Top” was all grown up and ready for more inviting roles, and thus Temple retreated from the veil. Collected, it’s ample to gaze this film surfacing on DVD (through the ‘Cinema Deluxe’ sign from Geneon Entertainment) at a bargain ticket.
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If you enjoyed this film, you will also treasure 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 conceal 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 account after Corliss’s parents peep the diary. Wedding plans ensue. This leads to a public scandal and jealous lawful boyfriend, Dexter Franklin (Darryl Hickman) .
It seems the only roles offered to teenage Temple were ones where she nurtured affections for used 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 luscious B+W film is surprisingly terrible (lovely w/o digital restoration) considering it is the treasured climax of Temple theater. This was a astounding vehicle for prolific child-star Hickman’s unbridled antics which were great more subdued in LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945) and too brief in THE Exclusive 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 immense to have, don’t hesitate to call on me.”
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