Film Festival: Cruise Ship Romance Stowaway (1936) stars Shirley Temple as a little girl orphaned during conflicts in China. She finds happiness and love on a cruise ship with Robert Young and Alice Faye. I’ve always loved the fantasy life of people cruising on ships in the old days. Dressing up for dinner, meeting all…
Robert Young
Lisa’s Home Bijou: Honolulu tropical classic film
Film Festival: The Islands and Tropicana Honolulu (1939) brings together a talented cast for an amusing look at the life of Hollywood public relations and the rarified atmosphere of the Hawaiian plantation class. In the 1930s, and even decades before, the territory of Hawaii, Honolulu, and Waikiki Beach held a tremendous allure for mainland Americans…