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What's to Do?

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 17m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
101
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POPULARITY
123,351
191,069
Frank Coghlan Jr., Lila Leslie, Harry Myers, and Dorothy Ward in What's to Do? (1933)
ShortComedyRomance
Sonny Rogers has just gotten elected class president, he's a star baseball player, and has a cute girlfriend. But, thanks to the conniving of his rival, Harry Vanderpool, he and his whole fa... Read allSonny Rogers has just gotten elected class president, he's a star baseball player, and has a cute girlfriend. But, thanks to the conniving of his rival, Harry Vanderpool, he and his whole family are going to have to move to Seattle! Sonny needs the help of his pals and his pesky ... Read allSonny Rogers has just gotten elected class president, he's a star baseball player, and has a cute girlfriend. But, thanks to the conniving of his rival, Harry Vanderpool, he and his whole family are going to have to move to Seattle! Sonny needs the help of his pals and his pesky little sister, Mary Lou, to get out of this one.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
101
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
123,351
191,069
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    • Director
      • Charles Lamont
    • Writers
      • Charles E. Roberts(screenplay)
      • Ewart Adamson(screenplay)
      • Ernest Pagano(scenario)
    • Stars
      • Frank Coghlan Jr.
      • Shirley Temple
      • Dorothy Ward
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Charles Lamont
    • Writers
      • Charles E. Roberts(screenplay)
      • Ewart Adamson(screenplay)
      • Ernest Pagano(scenario)
    • Stars
      • Frank Coghlan Jr.
      • Shirley Temple
      • Dorothy Ward
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    • 2User reviews
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    Frank Coghlan Jr., Kenneth Howell, and Dorothy Ward in What's to Do? (1933)
    Shirley Temple in What's to Do? (1933)
    Frank Coghlan Jr. and Dorothy Ward in What's to Do? (1933)
    Shirley Temple in What's to Do? (1933)
    Frank Coghlan Jr. and Lila Leslie in What's to Do? (1933)
    Frank Coghlan Jr. in What's to Do? (1933)
    Frank Coghlan Jr., Kenneth Howell, and Dorothy Ward in What's to Do? (1933)
    What's to Do? (1933)
    What's to Do? (1933)
    Shirley Temple in What's to Do? (1933)
    Shirley Temple, Lila Leslie, and Harry Myers in What's to Do? (1933)
    Shirley Temple in What's to Do? (1933)

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    Frank Coghlan Jr.
    Frank Coghlan Jr.
    • 'Sonny' Rogers
    • (as Junior Coghlan)
    Shirley Temple
    Shirley Temple
    • Mary Lou Rogers
    Dorothy Ward
    • Phyllis Dean
    Kenneth Howell
    Kenneth Howell
    • Harry Vanderpool
    Harry Myers
    Harry Myers
    • Mr. George Rogers
    Lila Leslie
    Lila Leslie
    • Mrs. George Rogers
    Sidney Miller
    Sidney Miller
    • Sidney
    David Sharpe
    David Sharpe
    • Sonny's Rival
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Lamont
    • Writers
      • Charles E. Roberts(screenplay)
      • Ewart Adamson(screenplay)
      • Ernest Pagano(scenario)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is not the feature film debut of Shirley Temple. This is the second film is the "Frolics of Youth" series of shorts...and is not a feature film.
    • Quotes

      Harry Vanderpool: [to his friends] Congratulate me, boys. It's practically in the bag. Watch this.

      Harry Vanderpool: [to Sonny] Well, Rogers, they tell me you *were* running for president!

      Sonny Rogers: Aw...

      Harry Vanderpool: No, phooey, I think you're a swell guy. To prove it, I'm going in to cast my vote for you!

      Sonny's girlfriend: Well, it's not over yet!

      Sonny Rogers: We still have a chance!

    • Connections
      Edited into Our Girl Shirley (1942)

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    6/10
    NOT Shirley's first film...but it's kind of cute.
    1932 and 1933 were very busy years for young Shirley Temple. She appeared in fifteen films, mostly shorts, during this period. That's a lot of work for any actress....and distressing for such a young one! Back in the day, I guess they had little compunction for using (and I mean that in both ways) kids in films. I noticed another reviewer said it was her first film...but she'd already been in more than a dozen pictures before this.

    The short stars Junior Coghlan, a teen actor who was definitely the bigger star when the film was made. As for Temple, she appeared in other family shorts with Coghlan and soon would explode into worldwide fame.

    When the story begins, Sonny (Coghlan) narrowly wins the election for class president. He's super-excited...but his excitement is short-lived as his father informs him later that the family is moving to Seattle as hoe has gotten a new job. He also ends up getting in trouble and is confined to his room...and keeps sneaking away to play baseball...with occasionally funny results.

    Overall, a cute little film that I especially enjoyed since Shirley was NOT the nice kid she played in later films but a little brat!
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    • planktonrules
    • Oct 11, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Frolics of Youth (#2): What's to Do?
    • Production company
      • Educational Films Corporation of America
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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