Stowaway (1936)
- Starring:
- Shirley Temple, Robert Young, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Seiter
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 87 mins
Complete Cast of Stowaway
- Shirley Temple - Ching-Ching
- Alice Faye - Susan Parker
- Helen Westley - Mrs. Hope
- J. Edward Bromberg - Judge Booth
- Robert Greig - Captain
- Julius Tannen - First Mate
- Philip Ahn - Sun Lo
- Helen Jerome Eddy - Mrs. Kruikshank
- Honorable Wu - Latchee Lee
- Robert Young - Tommy Randall
- Eugene Pallette - The Colonel
- Arthur Treacher - Atkins
- Astrid Allwyn - Kay Swift
- Jayne Regan - Dora Day
- Willie Fung - Chang
- Paul McVey - Second Mate
- William Stack - Alfred Kruikshank
- Allan Lane - Richard Hope
- Director(s):
- William Seiter
- Writer(s):
- Nat Perrin, Arthur Sheekman, William Conselman
- Producer(s):
- Buddy G. DeSylva
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Child Classic)
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