Vashirdfel
Simply A Masterpiece
MoPoshy
Absolutely brilliant
Derrick Gibbons
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
"Dora's Dunking Doughnuts" is an American black-and-white film from almost 85 years ago and it is actually an early sound movie already. Director and writers are not familiar to me, but the cast includes a couple known names, such as the highly prolific Andy Clyde and of course Shirley Temple. No surprise that these two are also listed with their real first names while actress Ethel Sykes plays Dora, the title character and she is not that well-known really. Okay, I personally wonder if the guys who created the famous food chain have watched that film before. I must say the donuts in here looked delicious and yeah have you seen that scene where the filling splashes out of the donut, first on him, then on her. This looks so sexual by today's standards, even if obviously it wasn't intended that way. Unfortunately, apart from that scene, it is not a particularly good video and not on par with the "Our Gang" films from that era. Don't watch it. Maybe eat a donut instead.
Syl
Shirley Temple is only a supporting character in this ensemble role. Dora runs a Doughnut shop in town and is smitten with the teacher who rides his bicycle every day on his way to school. This film was only done when Shirley was 5 years old. While she is small, she certainly steals the spotlight. Anyway, the teacher and Dora the Doughnut lady flirt with each other. Then one day, she sends a note to come in a hurry. She has found a way to make her Doughnuts better. The teacher and the class find a way to get her more customers via the radio commercial since this short was before television's time. Anyway, the story is cute an all. Shirley is fine and adorable. The other actors do their job. It's not classic cinema but a relatively easy short to watch.
Jim
Dora runs a popular donut shop, and Shirley's teacher happens to have a sweet tooth (can it be he is sweet on Dora?) Classroom musical antics are interrupted when the teacher receives a message about Dora's perfect donuts. The teacher decided that the class should perform on a local radio show (they are music students). The big day arrives, but the teacher's radio show gets messed up when fights break out. Especially funny is the singing chicken woman. Directed by Henry J. Edwards, who directed other Temple vehicles, but is famed for 1935 "Scrooge" starring Sir Seymour Hicks. There are some funny scenes and rather silly characters, but it's all in good fun in this early Temple vehicle, it's only 20 minutes long.
anton-6
With Shirley Temple when she was a little child. She is not the star in this film, that is the Scottish comic actor Andy Clyde. The story: A doughnut shop with economical problem is saved when a school music class is on radio to promote the doughnuts.
