Stand Up and Cheer!

4.9(11)19341h 9m

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President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.

Director

Hamilton MacFadden

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Cast

Warner Baxter

Lawrence Cromwell

Madge Evans

Mary Adams

James Dunn

Jimmy Dugan

Sylvia Froos

John Boles

Arthur Byron

John Harly

Shirley Temple

Shirley Dugan

Ralph Morgan

Secretary to President

Jimmy Dallas

Boy Scout

Tess Gardella

Aunt Jemima

Frank Mitchell

Senator Danforth

Jack Durant

Senator Short

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1 review

Geronimo1967

2y ago

5.0

This starts off quite promisingly, with a bumbling 'Dinwiddle" (Nigel Bruce) explaining to awaiting reporters just what his job as chief scout for Broadway impresario "Cromwell" (Warner Baxter) actually is. Then, right on cue, his boss arrives by gyro-copter on the White House lawn for a meeting at which the President offers him a $100m budget and one year as "Secretary of Amusement". His task? Ch...