Stand Up and Cheer!

5.319341h 9m

Released

Comedy

Music

Family

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1934-05-04

Runtime1h 9m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

underdog

pre-code

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Cast & Crew

Warner Baxter

as Lawrence Cromwell

Madge Evans

as Mary Adams

James Dunn

as Jimmy Dugan

Sylvia Froos

as Sylvia Froos

John Boles

as John Boles

Arthur Byron

as John Harly

Shirley Temple

as Shirley Dugan

Ralph Morgan

as Secretary to President

Jimmy Dallas

as Boy Scout

Tess Gardella

as Aunt Jemima

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jan 7, 2024

5/10

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 …

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