Stowaway (1936)
Directed by William A. Seiter / William Seiter
Genres - Musical, Children's/Family, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Childhood Drama |
Release Date - Dec 25, 1936 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 86 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Stranded in Shanghai, orphaned Ching-Ching (Shirley Temple), the ward of Chinese missionaries, is rescued from harm by playboy Tommy Randall (Robert Young). Through a series of unbelievable but entertaining circumstances, Ching-Ching inadvertently stows away on a boat bound for San Francisco, which happens to include Tommy on the passenger list. During the long voyage, our heroine plays little-miss-fixit for the shipboard romance between Tommy and Susan Parker (Alice Faye). The two marry to give Ching-Ching a proper home, but their clashing personalities lead inexorably to the divorce court. Once again, however, Ching-Ching saves the day, this time with the assistance of twinkly-eyed Judge Booth (J. Edward Bromberg). Stowaway is the one in which Shirley dispenses oriental aphorisms a la Charlie Chan, speaks Chinese, and offers imitations of Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson and Fred Astaire.
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adoption, boating, deception, love, marriage, orphan, reconciliation, refugee, strife