Shirley Temple America’s Sweetheart Collection, Vol. 6 Stowaway / Young People / Wee Willie Winkie

Customer Reviews

A pleasant set for Shirley fans

2008-08-24
I prefer to watch my Shirley Temple movies in black and white, the way they were intended, so the lack of colourization doesn't bother me too much (it would have been interesting to see, especially with the nice colourization process that was used in the previous sets, but it's not essential). I was pretty impressed with the quality of the restorations here, in any case. Stowaway had a little bit of grain or dirt at the beginning, but the rest of the print seemed nice and clear. Wee Willie Winkie and Young People were likewise very nicely restored.

I watched the tinted version of Wee Willie Winkie (it just happened to be the side of the disc I set into the player). The sepia was nice... but I was a little thrown by the cyan tinting for the nighttime scenes! All in all, though, this was probably the best film of the bunch. The story was stronger than that of the usual Temple vehicle, and the supporting characters were good.

Stowaway is pure Shirley Temple, one of the four trademark films she made in 1936 (the others being Captain January, The Poor Little Rich Girl, and Dimples). The racist overtones and over-the-top characterizations of the Chinese may make some people uncomfortable. But it was the 1930s after all, and political correctness hadn't yet come into play. There are still some great musical numbers, though, and watching Shirley spout proverbs like a little fortune cookie is always amusing.

Young People is the weakest of the set. You can't help but feel vaguely embarrassed for everyone involved as they plod through the contrived plot and silly lines. The few catchy songs are probably the movie's only redeeming quality.

All in all, the quality of the prints is what makes this a decent set. I would have preferred to see The Poor Little Rich Girl instead of Young People (especially since this is supposedly the last set), but other than that I have no major complaints. For Shirley Temple fans, it's another nice addition to the collection.

Shirley Temple Sweetheart Collection:Volume 6

2008-05-20
If you are a die hard Shirley Temple fan this volume in the Sweetheart series is a collectors dream. The quality of the dvds is outstanding. Shirley was never cuter than in "The Stowaway". Yep, this is a keeper!

Happy, but a little bit disappointed

2008-05-07
I love Shirley Temple. I was sooo excited when this came out. I went right out the day it was released and bought it. I unwrapped them and looked at the back of each movie. I was actually very disappointed that there weren't any color versions. Now, I know that they weren't originally made in color, but the color versions looked great. Fox was doing great releasing the color and black and white versions in the earlier dvds. I actually have the vhs color version of Stowaway. I was going to give it away once I got the dvd. But now I don't have a color version so I am going to have to keep it. :(

Keep the color versions FOX!!!!

No Color - No Buy

2008-04-28
I've bought every Shirley Collection Vol. 1-5 so far up until this one. I will NOT buy this current Vol. 6 because it's NOT COLORIZED!!! I would only buy this if it were in it's beautiful color version the way the previous releases were. All of the previous color versions have looked great and I was looking forward to completing my COLOR Shirley collection, but Fox has pulled the color rug from under me, releasing now only the b/w drab dull and extremely dated looking Shirleys. Without the color Shirley Fox is going to be without my green.

bad!!!!!not like others

2008-04-23
they are not colorized like the previous releases in this collection. we only have black & white. very upsetting!!!!!!!don't waste your money unless you just can't live without shirley temple.

Vol. 6: few extras, enjoyable films

2008-04-01
Hollywood's biggest little star Shirley Temple returns with wave 6 of her Fox movies. Wee Willie Winkie The Stowaway and Young People all new to DVD. Available as a collection or as singles these Shirley Temple movies are sure to put a smile on your face. Wee Willie Winkie directed by John Ford features both the black & white version and the tinted color version other two are black and white.System Requirements:Running Time: 265 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/CLASSICS UPC: 024543514367 Manufacturer No: 2251436