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• Actors: Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen, C. Aubrey Smith, June Lang, Michael Whalen
• Directors: Allan Dwan, John Ford, William A. Seiter
• Writers: Arthur Sheekman, Don Ettlinger, Edwin Blum, Ernest Pascal, Hilary Lynn
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Dubbed, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: April 22, 2008
• Run Time: 266 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00133QNUO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,302 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Shirley Temple: America’s Sweetheart Collection, Volume 6 (Stowaway / Young People / Wee Willie Winkie)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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21 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Vol. 6: few extras, enjoyable films, April 1, 2008

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Dave "Davelandweb" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shirley Temple: America’s Sweetheart Collection, Volume 6 (Stowaway / Young People / Wee Willie Winkie) (DVD)

Fox continues to release the Temple films without any real extras; this one appears to be no exception. According to the Fox press release, all films have undergone restoration, although "Wee Willie Winkie" is the only one that shows the restoration comparison. Since it was also part of a John Ford boxed set, it underwent the most extensive overhaul (about 77 hours according to the background information on the DVD). Original elements at Fox were unusable for "Winkie," but the final result is very good. "Stowaway" is probably the least of the three, lacking sharpness, but about what you'd expect from a film of this era. As a departure from the other releases in this series, there are NO colorized films in this set. For film buffs, this is a plus!

"Stowaway" (1936) Story: Ching-Ching (Temple), a child whose guardians are killed in Shanghai, seeks refuge from the streets in a car's open trunk, only to wake up and find the car on a ship bound for the U.S. The car's owner, a wealthy playboy (Robert Young), is charmed by Ching-Ching, and offers to marry another passenger (Alice Faye) in order to keep the child. When the two adults meet in divorce court, it's up to Ching-Ching to keep them together. Quite a few memorable songs (Faye & Temple on "Goodnight My Love" & Temple imitating Ginger Rogers & Al Jolson in "You've Gotta' S.M.I.L.E.") Features the original black and white film in its original theatrical aspect ratio with English Stereo and English and Spanish Mono and includes English, French and Spanish subtitles. 85 minutes.

"Wee Willie Winkie" (1937) Loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's popular story. Taken by her mother (June Lang) to live in India, a young girl (Temple) gradually wins the heart of her feisty grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith), a colonel at a British army outpost. Before long, she captures the hearts of his entire regiment as well as his chief enemy (Cesar Romero), using her charms to prevent a full-scale war. Directed by John Ford; definitely one of Temple's best films. Presented as a flipper disc featuring a tinted version of the film (in a very pleasing sepia tone) that was based on original notes and research to make the film look as it was first released as well as the black and white original, both in their original full-screen theatrical aspect ratio. With English Stereo plus English and Spanish Mono, the feature also includes English, French and Spanish subtitles. 100 minutes. Bonus feature: Restoration Comparison.

"Young People" (1940) Story: Wendy (Temple, in her final film at Fox) is adopted as an infant by the husband and wife vaudeville team of Joe and Kit Ballantine (Jack Oakie and Charlotte Greenwood), she grows into childhood as a vital part of their act. As she approaches school age, the couple feels that life on the road is not the best thing for Wendy and decide to settle down on a farm in Vermont. However, the locals openly express their doubts about the morality of show business people. A few pleasing tunes ("On Fifth Avenue" and "Tra La La La") and some solid performances, but it comes off as an enjoyable B-Movie version of the Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney backyard musicals...WITHOUT a Mickey. Shirley shows the awkwardness of a teen; her acting and dance routines do not look natural; they seem very mannered and over-rehearsed. With a higher quality director and better script, Shirley could have had a more successful transition into the teen years (as witnessed by her later films during the Selznick years). Greenwood is great in this film, but Oakie comes off as an oaf. His dancing in the finale ("Tra La La") is plain horrible; instead of dancing, he looks like he is fighting off a bad case of gas. Original black and white film in its original theatrical aspect ratio with English Stereo and English and Spanish Mono and includes English, French and Spanish subtitles and a theatrical trailer that really would have benefitted from a little digital stabilization. 78 minutes.

Just saw this on the web: "Fox Home Entertainment, the video division of movie studio 20th Century Fox, is marking [Shirley Temple] Black's [80th] birthday on Wednesday by releasing the sixth and last volume of a retrospective series of her films." It appears that "Poor Little Rich Girl" & " Our Little Girl" are getting the shaft this time around.

Overall, 2 solid films in this collection, with "Young People" being the somewhat weak (albeit still enjoyable) link.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars classic movies, November 13, 2009

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G. Mcsweeney "gmcsweeney" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shirley Temple: America’s Sweetheart Collection, Volume 6 (Stowaway / Young People / Wee Willie Winkie) (DVD)

Shirley Temple movies are almost a pick me upper in difficult times. My family and I like to watch these from time to time. Product arrived on time and in good condition

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor film copy - Stowaway, December 26, 2011

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Painting The Clouds (Northeast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shirley Temple: America’s Sweetheart Collection, Volume 6 (Stowaway / Young People / Wee Willie Winkie) (DVD)

Okay- not like Stowaway is a long lost and recently discovered film. There are many copies of this film in existence; but the DVD I received is not a very good quality. It has flickering scratches that seem to be on the film itself - consistent pops of little vertical thread lines that you'd expect to see in a silent film that had long been neglected. I'm not a huge fan of colorization, so no color - fine with me. Black and white film has a beauty all its own, but I'd at least expect these big budget films to have had as good a treatment as Cabin Fever gave The Little Rascals on their VHS releases in the 1990's. I'm finding it VERY hard to believe that Stowaway at least has been "digitally remastered".

I only paid $12.95 for the three disc set at Sam's - I'd be royally ticked off if I paid retail for this copy. I have not seen the other two discs in the set, but either my disc is flawed or the nitrate itself was a poor copy of a widely circulated and available film.