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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Tommy Randall: Oh, that's bad.
Atkins: She's very beautiful, sir.
Tommy Randall: Oh? That's not so bad.
Atkins: She has a child with her, sir.
Tommy Randall: Oh, that is bad.
Atkins: She also has the captain with her, and he insists upon seeing you, sir.
Tommy Randall: Oh, that's very bad!
Atkins: Here you are, sir?
Tommy Randall: What's that?
Atkins: Your checkbook, sir.
Tommy Randall: I don't know what your game is, young lady, but it won't work! I've never seen you before in my life, and besides I have witnesses to account for my whereabouts for the past twenty-seven years!
Susan Parker: Mr. Randall!
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching: Uncle Tommy!
Tommy Randall: Ching-Ching!
Judge J.D. Booth: Now, Ching-Ching, have either of the parties ever evidenced by their actions any proper legal grounds for divorce?
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching: There is utterly no grounds for disturbing the marital status of the contestants.
Randall's Lawyer in Reno: This is most irregular, your honor. The child clearly doesn't know what she's saying!
Judge J.D. Booth: Oh yes, she does! Isn't this entire divorce case just the result of two adults behaving like stubborn children, refusing to break down and admit that they're in love with each other?
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching: This is Susan Parker, my best friend. He's my best friend, too. Don't you think she's extravagant?
Tommy Randall: She's magnificent.
Susan Parker: Thank you. Charming little niece you have there.
Barbara Stewart aka Ching-Ching: I'm not really his niece, Susan. I'm just pretending.
Captain of SS Victoria: Mr. Randall, aren't you the child's uncle?
Tommy Randall: No, we met in Shanghai yesterday for the first time.
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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...
