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TCFHE Press Release: The Shirley Temple Collection Volume 6
A GRAND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR
THE BIGGEST LITTLE STAR OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF CINEMA
THE SHIRLEY TEMPLE COLLECTION
VOLUME 6
Timed To The Icon’s 80th Birthday, Collection Of Heartwarming Classics Debuts On DVD April 22nd From Fox Home Entertainment
New To DVD Titles Include Young People And Stowaway As Well As
Newly Colorized Wee Willie Winkie Available For The First Time As A Single
CENTURY CITY, Calif. – Hollywood’s original child star will be making audiences S-M-I-L-E when THE SHIRLEY TEMPLE COLLECTION VOLUME 6 charms its way to DVD on the eve of her 80th birthday, April 22nd from Fox Home Entertainment. The collection contains three of America’s sweetheart’s treasured films digitally restored in widescreen presentation: Young People, Stowaway and the John Ford classic Wee Willie Winkie. Taking the screen at the age of four and rising to fame by the age of six, the adored entertainer captured the hearts of audiences during the height of the Depression with her delightful song and dance and memorable films. Continuing to steal hearts everywhere, her timeless films continue to charm and enchant many generations. Showcasing the beloved songs “That’s What I Want For Christmas,” “Fifth Avenue,” and “You Got To S-M-I-L-E,” THE SHIRLEY TEMPLE COLLECTION VOLUME 6 also includes both the black and white restored original as well as an all-new tinted color version of Wee Willie Winkie. THE SHIRLEY TEMPLE COLLECTION VOLUME 6 will be available for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S. / $37.48 Canada. Each title will also be available individually, priced at $14.98 U.S. / $16.98 Canada.
Stowaway
In this exciting musical adventure, Shirley Temple sings, dances and speaks fluent Chinese! 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 America! The car’s owner (Robert Young), charmed by Ching-Ching, offers to marry another passenger (Alice Faye) in order to give the youngster a proper home. When the two adults meet in divorce court, it’s up to Ching-Ching to keep them together.
Wee Willie Winkie
Shirley Temple stars in John Ford’s superb family action adventure 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 considerable charms to prevent a full-scale war.
Young People
Shirley Temple stars as the orphaned Wendy in her final film with director Allan Dwan. 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 local populace openly expresses their doubts about the morality of show business people. When Wendy turns a school play into an impressive vaudeville show, the children's parents are scandalized by its content and call a halt to the show in mid-performance. On their way out of town, the Ballantines rescue a local child in a storm and the grateful town finally learns to accept their colorful neighbors.
DVD Features:
L Stowaway 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.
L Wee Willie Winkie is presented as a flipper disc featuring a tinted colorized version of the film as well as the black and white original, both in its original theatrical aspect ratio. With English Stereo plus English and Spanish Mono, the feature also includes English, French and Spanish subtitles.
L Young People 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.
THE SHIRLEY TEMPLE COLLECTION VOLUME 6
Street Date: April 22, 2008
Pre-book Date: March 26, 2008
DVD Collection Price: $29.98 U.S. / $43.48 Canada
DVD Singles Price: $14.98 U.S. / $16.98 Canada
Catalog #: 2251436
Total Run Time: 265 minutes
MPAA Rating: G
Closed Captioned: Yes
Stowaway
Catalog #: 2251443
Total Run Time: 85 minutes
Wee Willie Winkie
Catalog #: 2251445
Total Run Time: 200 minutes
Young People
Catalog #: 2251441
Total Run Time: 78 minutes
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