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Stowaway

- She sings and speaks Chinese!

Chin-Ching gets lost in Shanghai and is befriended by American playboy Tommy Randall. She falls asleep in his car which winds up on a ship headed for America. Susan Parker, also on the ship, marries Randall to give Chin-Ching a family.

Release Date : 1936-12-25

Language :EnglishMandarin

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Barbara 'Ching-Ching' Stewart

Original Name : Shirley Temple

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tommy Randall

Original Name : Robert Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Susan Parker

Original Name : Alice Faye

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Colonel

Original Name : Eugene Pallette

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Hope

Original Name : Helen Westley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Atkins

Original Name : Arthur Treacher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richard Hope

Original Name : Allan Lane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge Booth

Original Name : J. Edward Bromberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kay Swift

Original Name : Astrid Allwyn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Captain

Original Name : Robert Greig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dora Day

Original Name : Jayne Regan

Gender : Female

Character Name : First Mate

Original Name : Julius Tannen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chang

Original Name : Willie Fung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sun Lo

Original Name : Philip Ahn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Mate

Original Name : Paul McVey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Kruikshank

Original Name : Helen Jerome Eddy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alfred Kruikshank

Original Name : William Stack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Li Ze Mon

Original Name : Honorable Wu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chinese Merchant (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Loo

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-24

Believe it or not, Shirley Temple has got herself a Chinese name ("Ching Ching") and lost in Shanghai. The god of luck is looking down favourably on her, though, and she happens upon "Tommy" (Robert Young). She befriends him, takes a nap in his car and next thing is the eponymous lass on a Transpacific liner heading to the USA. He is a decent cove and agrees to take her under his wing but with their destination looming, an orphanage for her beckons! Unmarried men can't adopt. Meantime, "Susan" (Alice Faye) is also on the boat and also takes a shine to the little girl - and to her minder, too! She's engaged to the rather wimpish "Richard" (Allan Lane) though and her mother (Helen Westley) wants no truck with "Tommy" - so, yep - you've guessed it - it falls to the curly-haired star to do a bit of fixing so that true love will blossom and she will hopefully be spared being in a real version of "Annie". The instantly recognisable dulcet tones of Eugenie Pallette help keep things on an even keel and Temple delivers with her usual and natural charm. On that last point, she always comes across as charismatic and never precocious, and here there's a germ of chemistry between her, Young and Faye. Messrs. Revel & Gordon have provided a few gentle numbers to allow Temple to show off some of her nimble dancing and the writing some entertainingly bilingual dexterity. It's light-hearted and characterful fun, this, and though you'll probably never remember it, it's enjoyable.