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Release Date:
29 October 1937 (USA)
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Tagline:
Hail! The conquering hero comes!
Plot:
A former child star falls in love with a stuffy accountant, who wants to learn why his firm's movie studio is losing money. full summary | add synopsis
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Good fun
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Leslie Howard | ... | Atterbury Dodd |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Lester Plum |
 | Humphrey Bogart | ... | Doug Quintain |
| Alan Mowbray | ... | Koslofski |
| Marla Shelton | ... | Thelma Cheri |
| C. Henry Gordon | ... | Ivor Nassau |
 | Jack Carson | ... | Tom Potts |
| Tully Marshall | ... | Fowler Pettypacker |
| J.C. Nugent | ... | Junior Pettypacker |
| William V. Mong | ... | Cyrus Pettypacker |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Art Baker | ... | Director of Photography (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | ... | Dance Extra (uncredited) |
| Jinx Falkenburg | ... | At Studio Gate (uncredited) |
| Jim Farley | ... | Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) |
 | Pat Flaherty | ... | Bouncer at Nightclub (uncredited) |
| Charles K. French | ... | Member of Bank's Board (uncredited) |
| John George | ... | At Studio Gate (uncredited) |
| Pat Gleason | ... | Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Tom Harmon | ... | Voice of Racetrack Announcer (uncredited) |
| Al Hill | ... | Set Decorator / Tomato Thrower (uncredited) |
| Esther Howard | ... | Mrs. Mack, the Landlady (uncredited) |
| Olin Howland | ... | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| Rush Hughes | ... | Hollywood Reporter (uncredited) |
| Rollo Lloyd | ... | Scriptwriter (uncredited) |
| Mary MacLaren | ... | Naomi, Former Actress (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | ... | Head Juicer (uncredited) |
| Charles Middleton | ... | Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited) |
| Bruce Mitchell | ... | Studio Guard (uncredited) |
| Frances Morris | ... | Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harry Myers | ... | Member of Bank's Board (uncredited) |
| Anne O'Neal | ... | Elvira's Mother (uncredited) |
| Tom Ricketts | ... | Fowler's Butler (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | ... | Extra in Studio Mob (uncredited) |
| Emerson Treacy | ... | Tommy, Stunt Man (uncredited) |
| Theodore von Eltz | ... | Sir Geoffrey in 'Sex and Satan' (uncredited) |
| Poppy Wilde | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Charles Williams | ... | Mr. Mack, Seal Trainer (uncredited) |
| Harry Woods | ... | Studio Employee (uncredited) |
| Otto Yamaoka | ... | Quintain's Houseboy (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Tay Garnett | |||
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| Clarence Budington Kelland | (novel) | |
| Gene Towne | (writer) & | |
| C. Graham Baker | (writer) (as Graham Baker) | |
Produced by | |||
| Walter Wanger | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Heinz Roemheld | (uncredited) | ||
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| Charles G. Clarke | (as Charles Clarke) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Otho Lovering | |||
| Dorothy Spencer | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Alexander Toluboff | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Helen Taylor | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Charles Kerr | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Wade B. Rubottom | .... | art director associate (as Wade Rubottom) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Paul Neal | .... | sound | |
Music Department | |||
| Heinz Roemheld | .... | musical director (as Rox Rommell) | |
| David Klatzkin | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Alfred Newman | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Walter Wanger | .... | presenter | |
| Dick Foster | .... | stand-in: Leslie Howard (uncredited) | |
| Connie Rae | .... | stand-in: Joan Blondell (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- United Artists (1937) (USA) (theatrical)
- Masterpiece Productions (1948) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Masterpiece Productions (1950) (USA) (TV)
- Image Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Suevia Films (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
- Monterey Home Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
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91 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 |
USA:Approved (PCA #3647)
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Quotes:
Atterbury Dodd:
Hasn't anyone an answer for stupidity besides "that's the picture business"?
Studio Employee: I'm sorry Mr. Dodd, but that's the only answer.
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Studio Employee: I'm sorry Mr. Dodd, but that's the only answer.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
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Soundtrack:
Is it True What They Say About Dixie?
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A snappy, very funny spoof of the studio system by Tay Garnett, starring Leslie Howard as a rigid, conservative accountant who manages to take over a failing movie studio; Joan Blondell plays Howard's confidant and partner, a former child star now working as a stand-in for an overrated glamour queen Marla Shelton. Humphrey Bogart turns in a likable supporting role as the mean movie producer. Admittedly, some of the stuff are a bit weary and tiresome, but the camaraderie between Howard and Blondell and the brief spoof on Shirley Temple are enough to make "Stand-In" thoroughly enjoyable.