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6.7/10 • 23

1936-12-251h 27m

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She sings and speaks Chinese!

Chin-Ching gets lost in Shanghai and is befriended by American playboy Tommy Randall. She falls asleep in his car which winds up on a ship headed for America. Susan Parker, also on the ship, marries Randall to give Chin-Ching a family.

Directors
William A. Seiter
Editors
Lloyd Nosler

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Shirley Temple

    Shirley Temple

    Barbara 'Ching-Ching' Stewart

  2. Robert Young

    Robert Young

    Tommy Randall

  3. Alice Faye

    Alice Faye

    Susan Parker

  4. Eugene Pallette

    Eugene Pallette

    The Colonel

  5. Helen Westley

    Helen Westley

    Mrs. Hope

  6. Arthur Treacher

    Arthur Treacher

    Atkins

  7. Allan Lane

    Allan Lane

    Richard Hope

  8. J. Edward Bromberg

    J. Edward Bromberg

    Judge Booth

  9. Astrid Allwyn

    Astrid Allwyn

    Kay Swift

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CinemaSerf

Apr 24, 2024

7/10

Believe it or not, Shirley Temple has got herself a Chinese name ("Ching Ching") and lost in Shanghai. The god of luck is looking down favourably on her, though, and she happens upon "Tommy" (Robert Young). She befriends him, takes a nap in his car and next thing is the eponymous lass on a Transpacific liner heading to the USA. He is a decent cove and agrees to take her under his wing but with their destination looming, an orphanage for her beckons! Unmarried men can't adopt. Meantime, "Susan" (Alice Faye) is also on the boat and also takes a shine to the little girl - and to her minder, too! She's engaged to the rather wimpish "Richard" (Allan Lane) though and her mother (Helen Westley) wants no truck with "Tommy" - so, yep - you've guessed it - it falls to the curly-haired star to do a bit of fixing so that true love will blossom and she will hopefully be spared being in a real version of "Annie". The instantly recognisable dulcet tones of Eugenie Pallette help keep things on an even keel and Temple delivers with her usual and natural charm. On that last point, she always comes across as charismatic and never precocious, and here there's a germ of chemistry between her, Young and Faye. Messrs. Revel & Gordon have provided a few gentle numbers to allow Temple to show off some of her nimble dancing and the writing some entertainingly bilingual dexterity. It's light-hearted and characterful fun, this, and though you'll probably never remember it, it's enjoyable.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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