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Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)

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Release Date: Apr 19, 1934 Wide

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Based on an idea by Will Rogers, the story concerns the efforts by the President of the United States to get the public's mind off the Depression. To this end, he appoints Broadway impresario Lawrence Cromwell (Warner Baxter) to the new cabinet position of "Secretary of Amusement." Wasting no time, Cromwell sets about to nationalize the entertainment industry, organizing singers, dancers, actors and other variety artists into batallion-like touring units. Cromwell is fought at every turn by a

PG, 1 hr. 20 min.

Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Hamilton MacFadden

In Theaters: Apr 19, 1934 Wide

On DVD: Mar 27, 2007

Cast

Warner Baxter
Lawrence Cromwell
Madge Evans
Mary Adams
James Dunn
Dugan
John Boles
himself
Shirley Temple
Specialty Number
Ralph Morgan
President's Secretary
Dick Foran
Specialty Number
Nigel Bruce
Eustace Dinwiddie
Stepin Fetchit
George Bernard Shaw
Morris Ankrum
George K. Arthur
Dance Director
Aunt Jemima
Lynn Bari
Scotty Beckett
A.S. Byron
Harley
Wallis Clark
Gilbert Clayton
Dora Clement
Ruth Clifford
Female Secretary
Clyde Dilson
Correspondent
Elspeth Dudgeon
Harry Dunkinson
Jack Durant
Senator Short
Edward Earle
Secret Service Man
Bess Flowers
Tess Gardella
Aunt Jemima
Carlton Elliott Griffin
Dorothy Gulliver
Arthur Stuart Hull
Senator
Sam Hayes
Radio Announcer
Aggie Herring
Irish Washerwoman
Selmar Jackson
Si Jenks
Rube Farmer
Lila Lee
Zelda
Lucien Littlefield
Prof. Hi De Ho
Arthur Loft
Wilbur Mack
Beamish
Paul McVey
Frank Melton
Fosdick
John Miller
Hillbilly
Frances Morris
Dagmar Oakland
Herbert Prior
Roland Ray
Jack Richardson
Frank Sheridan
Reginald Simpson
Male Secretary
Paul Stanton
Carl Stockdale
Quartette
Phil Tead
Vaudevillian
Lurene Tuttle
Guy Usher
Arthur Vinton
Turner
Peggy Watts
Lillian West
Stenographer
Dorothy White
Dancer
Gayne Whitman
President
Lew Brown
Bobby Caldwell
Gen. Lee
John Davidson
Sour Radio Announcer
Frank Mitchell
Senator Danforth
Dorothy Dehn
Joe Marba
Elephant Trainer
Patricia Lee
Harry S. Northrup
Reformers
Tina Marshall
Boy's Mother
Jessie Perry
Glen Walters
Hillbilly's Wife
Vivian Winston
Bits
Angie Blue
Dancer

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This movie is made up of song and dance numbers, stupid characters, and a silly plot that doesn't make much sense. I didn't enjoy this movie, and I don't recommend it.

October 28, 2010

AJ Verser

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The plot for this movie is really ridiculous, especially watching it in "this day and age" but it's charming.

November 17, 2007

Sarah Prisbylla

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