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A young girl lost in Shanghai is taken in by an American playboy and his girlfriend.A young girl lost in Shanghai is taken in by an American playboy and his girlfriend.A young girl lost in Shanghai is taken in by an American playboy and his girlfriend.
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- TriviaShirley Temple was tutored in her Chinese dialogue by Bessie Nyi, a UCLA student from Shanghai. When Shirley tried her phrases on the film's extras, they didn't understand her. Her dialogue was in Mandarin, which was appropriate for her character, but the Chinese community of Los Angeles largely spoke Cantonese, and consequently most of the dialogue spoken by the extras in the movie is in Cantonese, which was not spoken in Shanghai, where this film is set.
- GoofsWhen Ching-Ching meets Tommy Randall in the shop where he's trying to buy a dragon's head, the shop owner holds up the dragon head to let Tommy Randall see it. In the next shot, the dragon's head is sitting on the counter.
- Quotes
Tommy Randall: You've been so nice to me, I'd like to buy you something. What would you like?
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching: A soup bone.
Tommy Randall: A what?
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching: A soup bone. For my dog. He's awful hungry.
- ConnectionsEdited into Myra Breckinridge (1970)
- SoundtracksGoodnight, My Love
(1936)
Music by Harry Revel
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Copyright 1936 by Robbins Music Corp.
Sung by Shirley Temple
Performed also by Alice Faye and Robert Young
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Little Miss Matchmaker
Cute orphaned Shirley Temple (as Barbara "Ching-Ching" Stewart), a daughter of missionaries, gets stranded in Shanghai. When playboy tourist Robert Young (as Thomas "Tommy Randall) has trouble buying a "dragon head" from locals, Ms. Temple helps translate Chinese to English. Yes, the dimpled tyke occasionally speaks Chinese in this film. When he discovers she is homeless, Mr. Young agrees to care for Temple. After lunch, she waits in Young's car while he visits drinking buddy Eugene Palette...
Due to the rain and a runaway dog, Temple becomes a "Stowaway" in Young's car...
Temple finds herself on board a ship, re-encounters Young, then helps him hook up with attractive passenger Alice Faye (as Susan Parker). However, Ms. Faye is engaged to another man - putting Temple at odds with his mother Helen Westley (as Ruth Hope). Good luck opposing Temple. The film's highlight is Temple's imitations at an amateur show. First, she does Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor, singing. Next, Temple does an unfathomable, but delightful impersonation of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers.
****** Stowaway (12/18/36) William A. Seiter ~ Shirley Temple, Robert Young, Alice Faye, Helen Westley
Due to the rain and a runaway dog, Temple becomes a "Stowaway" in Young's car...
Temple finds herself on board a ship, re-encounters Young, then helps him hook up with attractive passenger Alice Faye (as Susan Parker). However, Ms. Faye is engaged to another man - putting Temple at odds with his mother Helen Westley (as Ruth Hope). Good luck opposing Temple. The film's highlight is Temple's imitations at an amateur show. First, she does Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor, singing. Next, Temple does an unfathomable, but delightful impersonation of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers.
****** Stowaway (12/18/36) William A. Seiter ~ Shirley Temple, Robert Young, Alice Faye, Helen Westley
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Ching Ching
- Filming locations
- Reno, Nevada, USA(The Reno Arch is featured)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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