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Stand Up and Cheer!( 1934)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Warner Baxter

      Lawrence Cromwell

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      Madge Evans

      Mary Adams

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      James Dunn

      Jimmy Dugan

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      Sylvia Froos

      Sylvia Froos

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      John Boles

      John Boles

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      Arthur Byron

      John Harly

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      Shirley Temple

      Shirley Dugan

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      Ralph Morgan

      Secretary to President

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      Jimmy Dallas

      Boy Scout

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      Tess Gardella

      Aunt Jemima

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      Frank Mitchell

      Senator Danforth

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      Jack Durant

      Senator Short

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      Dick Foran

      Nick Foran

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      Nigel Bruce

      Eustis Dinwiddle

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      John "Skins" Miller

      Hill-Billy

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      Stepin Fetchit

      Stepin Fetchit

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      Lew Brown

      Voice of Jimmy Durante Penguin (voice, uncredited)

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      Lynn Bari

      White House Secretary / Chorine (uncredited)

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      Scotty Beckett

      Boy Auditioning for Miss Adams (uncredited)

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      Jean Allen

      Dancer

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      Dorothy Andre

      Dancer

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      Zita Baca

      Dancer

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      Bonita Barker

      Dancer

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      Deslys Barnes

      Dancer

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      Mary Blackwood

      Dancer

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      Angela Blue

      Dancer

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      Audrene Brier

      Dancer

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      Mary Jane Carey

      Dancer

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      Lorena Carr

      Dancer

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      Dixie Dean

      Dancer

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      Shirley Deane

      Dancer

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      Dale Dee

      Dancer

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      Betty Dotson

      Dancer

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      Celeste Edwards

      Dancer

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      Eleanor Edwards

      Dancer

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      Margaret Ehrlich

      Dancer

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      Helen Fairweather

      Dancer

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      Martha Fields

      Dancer

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      Diane Gardner

      Dancer

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      Zumetta Garnett

      Dancer

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      Harriette Haddon

      Dancer

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      Beatrice Hagen

      Dancer

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      Margaret Harding

      Dancer

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      Earlene Heath

      Dancer

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      Ruth Jennings

      Dancer

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      Crystal Keate

      Dancer

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      Eve Kimberly

      Dancer

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      Ula Love

      Dancer

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      Lucille Miller

      Dancer

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      Mildred Morris

      Dancer

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      Laura Morse

      Dancer

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      Inez Mortensen

      Dancer

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      Toddy Peterson

      Dancer

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      Marjean Roach

      Dancer

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      Jean Rogers

      Dancer

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      Gale Ronn

      Dancer

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      Marion Sheldon

      Dancer

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      Mary Stewart

      Dancer

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      Dorothy Ward

      Dancer

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      Zelda Webber

      Dancer

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      Marion Weldon

      Dancer

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      Dorothy White

      Dancer

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      Nora Lane

      Toe Dancer

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      Dorothy Dayton

      Toe Dancer

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      Morris Ankrum

      Washington Press Correspondent

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      George K. Arthur

      Dance Director

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      Jane Barnes

      Angie

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      Ruth Beckett

      Child's Mother

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      Bobby Caldwell

      General Lee

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      Gilbert Clayton

      Quartet Member

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      Harry Dunkinson

      Quartet Member

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      Dora Clement

      Secretary

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      Ruth Clifford

      Secretary

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      Dorothy Dehn

      Secretary

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      John Davidson

      Blue Nose Hour Radio Announcer (voice)

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      Clyde Dilson

      Correspondent

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      Elspeth Dudgeon

      Reformer

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      Edward Earle

      Secret Service Man

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      Patricia Farr

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      Bess Flowers

      Stenographer

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      Dixie Francis

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      Carlton Griffin

      Secretary

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      Dorothy Gulliver

      Stenographer

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      John Hamilton

      Presidential Naval Aide

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      Sam Hayes

      Radio Announcer

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      Aggie Herring

      Irish Washerwoman

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      Philippa Hilber

      Chorine

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      David Holt

      Boy at Audition for Miss Adams

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      Arthur Stuart Hull

      Senator

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      Selmer Jackson

      White House Correspondent

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      Si Jenks

      Rube Farmer

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      Lila Lee

      Zelda

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      Patricia Lee

      Featured Blonde in Baby Take a Bow Number

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      Lucien Littlefield

      Professor Hi De Ho

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      Arthur Loft

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      Wilbur Mack

      Beamish

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      Joe Smith Marba

      Elephant Trainer

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      Miriam Marlin

      Fashion Model

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      Tina Marshall

      Boy's Mother

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      Paul McVey

      Senator Jenkins

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      Frank Melton

      Fosdick

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      Montie Montana

      Rope Spinner

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      Frances Morris

      Stenographer

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      Edmund Mortimer

      Senator

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      Harry Northrup

      Reformer

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      Dagmar Oakland

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      Jessie Perry

      Reformer

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      Herbert Prior

      Quartet Member

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      Rolin Ray

      Secretary

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      Jack Richardson

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      Frank Sheridan

      Senator

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      Reginald Simpson

      Secretary

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      Paul Stanton

      Senator

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      Carl Stockdale

      Quartet Member

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      Phil Tead

      Vaudevillian

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      Lurene Tuttle

      Stenographer

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      Arthur Vinton

      Turner

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      Glen Walters

      Hillbilly's Wife

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      Peggy Watts

      Secretary

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      Lillian West

      Stenographer

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      Gayne Whitman

      President (voice)

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      Vivian Winston

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      Marbeth Wright

      Chorus Girl

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jan 07 2024
    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? Cheer up the American populace after the misery of the 1920s. He quickly assembles his own cabinet - including "Mary" (Madge Evans) as his minister for children and sets about making us all smile. Sadly,...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • underdog
    • pre-code