Stowaway (1936) | |
| Director(s) | William A. Seiter |
| Producer(s) | Earl Carroll (associate) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical |
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Stowaway (1936) was a Musical - Adventure Film directed by William A. Seiter and produced by Earl Carroll.
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Le Voyage en ballon ( 1960 ) aka Stowaway in the Sky
By The Metzinger Sisters on May 26, 2019 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversAfter the success of the award-winning short film The Red Balloon ( Le Ballon Rouge, 1956 ), French director Albert Lamorisse embarked on creating a feature-length film with a similar visual emphasis to the narrative. Le Voyage en Ballon follows the journey of an inventor/balloonist ( Andr? Gille )... Read full article
Musical Monday: Stowaway (1936)
on Dec 19, 2016 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Stowaway?? Musical #544 Stud... Read full article
Leslie Stowe, Veteran of Stage and Screen, Now a Stowaway in the Memory of Film.
By C. S. Williams on Jul 2, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosLeslie Stowe Leslie Stowe?began his career on stage in 1893 making his debut in the comic opera Ship Ahoy, [1]appearing through the years in the tour of The Merry World;?[2] yet another tour company, and productions of, The Student Prince,[3] and Barbara Fritchie [4].? He also had roles on Broadway ... Read full article
Leslie Stowe, Veteran of Stage and Screen, Now a Stowaway in the Memory of Film.
By C. S. Williams on Jul 2, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosLeslie Stowe Leslie Stowe?began his career on stage in 1893 making his debut in the comic opera Ship Ahoy, [1]appearing through the years in the tour of The Merry World;?[2] yet another tour company, and productions of, The Student Prince,[3] and Barbara Fritchie [4].? He also had roles on Broadway ... Read full article
Leslie Stowe, Veteran of Stage and Screen, Now a Stowaway in the Memory of Film.
By C. S. Williams on Jul 2, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosLeslie Stowe Leslie Stowe?began his career on stage in 1893 making his debut in the comic opera Ship Ahoy, [1]appearing through the years in the tour of The Merry World;?[2] yet another tour company, and productions of, The Student Prince,[3] and Barbara Fritchie [4].? He also had roles on Broadway ... Read full article
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Judge J.D. Booth: That sounds like a Chinese proverb.
Tommy Randall: Oh, Judge, you haven't heard anything yet.
Susan Parker: Richard! This is a surprise!
Richard Hope: It's a surprise for me, too.
Susan Parker: Oh, uh, Richard, this is Mr. Randall, and this is Miss Ching-Ching Stewart. I never thought I'd see you here.
Richard Hope: Evidently not.
Susan Parker: Weren't you surprised to see him here?
Mrs. Hope: Hardly. I sent for him.
Susan Parker: Marvelous. I love surprises, and I hardly ever get them.
Mrs. Hope: Susan, I think your friends will excuse you.
Susan Parker: Oh, Tommy, I must be going. You'll look after Ching-Ching, won't you?
Tommy Randall: She'll be perfectly fine.
Susan Parker: [leaving] Goodbye, darling.
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching: Goodbye, Aunt Susan. You like Susan, don't you, Uncle Tommy?
Tommy Randall: You could call it that.
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching: I don't see how anyone could have fun with that Mr. Hope.
Tommy Randall: I'm afraid fun isn't everything, Ching-Ching.
Mrs. Hope: What did you mean when you said you didn't know how you got aboard this ship? You must know!
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching: But I don't. The last thing I remember is I fell asleep in Uncle Tommy's car.
Susan Parker: Tommy who?
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching: Randall. Tommy Randall.
Susan Parker: Tommy Randall? Why, your Uncle Tommy is on board this ship!
Mrs. Hope: I might've known you were his niece. He's a problem child, too.
Susan Parker: I'll take you to him.
Mrs. Hope: Considering his reputation, you'd better turn her over to the Captain.
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New York dateline, November 17, 1938: Composers Galore Say Tune in "Stowaway" was Pirated Headline. Plagiarism suits and claims plagued 20th Century-Fox this week, with all parts of the world represented, apparently, in the allegations that the Mack Gordon-Harry Revel tune "Good Night, My Love," which was used in the 1936 Shirley Temple picture "Stowaway" had been pirated wholly or in part. In Argentina, a musical trial was held in a Buenos Aires theater with the audience, admitted on free passes, acting as a jury. Two reels of the picture were exhibited and the song of the claimant, Juan Calabria, and the Gordon-Revel piece were played. The audience found for the plaintiff. Twentieth Century-Fox's legal department, taking the position that the audience-jury was "packed," is moving for a dismissal. Charles McCord, a New York tune smith, is suing for $60,000 damages from 20th Century-Fox, alleging that Gordon and Revel lifted music from a song he wrote as the basis for "Good Night, My Love." Claims have also been received from Europe also. So maybe it isn't surprising that Edwin P. Kilroe, copyright expert of the company's legal staff, said yesterday that he was waiting to hear from the heirs of Verdi and Brahams. Gordon and Revel were to arrivread more facts about Stowaway...
