The Devil Is a Sissy

1936

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)

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The Devil Is a Sissy deserves an historical footnote as the only film to team three of the biggest child stars of the 1930s: Mickey Rooney, Jackie Cooper and Freddie Bartholomew. Bartholomew is a wealthy young English boy attending a New York "magnet" school, whose students are drawn from all walks of life. He is befriended by slum kid Rooney, son of a recently executed gangster, who in his own roughneck fashion helps Bartholomew to "assimilate" (Translation: He helps him to steal and evade the cops). Cooper is a middle-class gang leader with whom Rooney frequently clashes. Freddie attempts to fit in with his new chums by masterminding a break-in at a Park Avenue townhouse. None too soon, all three boys end up in juvenile court. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy, Drama
Directed By:

W.S. Van Dyke, Rowland Brown
Written By:

Rowland Brown, John Lee Mahin, Richard Schayer
In Theaters:

Sep 18, 1936 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 22, 2009
Runtime:

91 minutes
Studio:

Warner Bros.

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Cast

Jackie Cooper
as 'Buck' Murphy

Mickey Rooney
as 'Gig' Stevens

Freddie Bartholomew
as Claude Pierce

Ian Hunter
as Jay Pierce

Peggy Conklin
as Rose

Katherine Alexander
as Hilda Pierce

Gene Lockhart
as Mr. Murphy

Kathleen Lockhart
as Mrs. Murphy

Jonathan Hale
as Judge Holmes

Etienne Girardot
as Principal

Sherwood Bailey
as Bugs

Buster Slaven
as Six-Toes

Grant Mitchell
as Paul Krumpp

Harold Huber
as Willie

Stanley Fields
as Joe

Frank Puglia
as Grandma

Etta McDaniel
as Molly

Mary Doran
as Mrs. Robbins

Buster Flavin
as Six Toes

Dorothy Peterson
as Mrs. Stevens

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Audience Reviews for The Devil Is a Sissy

Boy, to see three stellar child stars working together is a real treat. Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholomew, and Mickey Rooney have great chemistry, and there are many magical moments when the three interact here. I've always loved Mickey Rooney in the Andy Hardy films, and he and Judy Garland have done so many great films together. Here, he's on the rise. What a great actor. I'm surprised I never put him on my favorite actor list. He's going up there right now.