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…
Shirley Temple
Lisa’s Home Bijou: Just Around the Corner
Film Festival: Art Deco IN THE 1930s, architects preferred the Art Deco style when they designed modern buildings. Unfortunately, the economics of the Depression meant that funds were less available for private buildings. In Just Around the Corner, Shirley Temple’s father is a visionary architect with big financial problems. Movies of the 30s often tried…