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Stand Up and Cheer! is a 1934 American musical film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. The screenplay by Lew Brown and Ralph Spence was based upon a story idea by Will Rogers and Philip Klein. The film is about efforts undertaken during the Great Depression to boost the morale of the country. It is essentially a vehicle for a string of vaudeville acts and a few musical numbers. This film is best known for providing the first big breakthrough role for legendary child actress Shirley Temple. A little known bit player prior to this movie, by the end of the year, she would appear in 10 movies, including 4 starring roles in major feature-length films.
Original Release
05/04/1934
US Release
05/04/1934
Cast
Name | Character |
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Warner Baxter | Lawrence Cromwell |
Madge Evans | Mary Adams |
James Dunn | Jimmy Dugan |
Sylvia Froos | Sylvia Froos |
John Boles | John Boles |
Arthur Byron | John Harly |
Shirley Temple | Shirley Dugan |
Ralph Morgan | Secretary to President |
Jimmy Dallas | Boy Scout |
Tess Gardella | Aunt Jemima |
Directors
Writers
Hamilton MacFadden, Lew Brown, Will Rogers, Philip Klein, Ralph Spence, Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Rian James, Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Cast
Name | Character |
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Warner Baxter | Lawrence Cromwell |
Madge Evans | Mary Adams |
James Dunn | Jimmy Dugan |
Sylvia Froos | Sylvia Froos |
John Boles | John Boles |
Arthur Byron | John Harly |
Shirley Temple | Shirley Dugan |
Ralph Morgan | Secretary to President |
Jimmy Dallas | Boy Scout |
Tess Gardella | Aunt Jemima |
Frank Mitchell | Senator Danforth |
Jack Durant | Senator Short |
Dick Foran | Nick Foran |
Nigel Bruce | Dinwiddle / Eustis Dinwiddle |
John 'Skins' Miller | Hill-Billy |
Stepin Fetchit | Stepin Fetchit / George Bernard Shaw |
Jean Allen | Dancer |
Dorothy Andre | Dancer |
Morris Ankrum | Washington Press Correspondent |
George K. Arthur | Dance Director |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lew Brown | Producer |
Winfield R. Sheehan | Producer |