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The Burlesks were Satires of major motion pictures and current events. All of the performers were preschool-aged children. They were costumed as adults--excepting their giant diapers with pins--and given mature dialogue. Filmed in 1931-32, before the Hayes Code was actively enforced, the series is considered dated and exploitative by many modern viewers and film critics because of its depictions of young children in adult roles and situations. Many of the children used in the series were recruited from Meglin's Dance School in Hollywood. One of them was Shirley Temple , who made her film debut in the ''Baby Burlesks'' at the age of three. Her first studio stand-in, Marilyn Granas , also appeared in a few of the pictures. Neither of the two leading actors of the series, Eugene Butler and Georgie Smith , went on to notable success. The films are still extant today, and are widely available in the public domain. Cast and crew
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