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…
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
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.
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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
Eustis Dinwiddle
John 'Skins' Miller
Hill-Billy
Stepin Fetchit
Stepin Fetchit
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FAQ about Stand Up and Cheer!
What is Stand Up and Cheer! about?
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.
When was Stand Up and Cheer! released?
Stand Up and Cheer! was released in 1934.
What genres does Stand Up and Cheer! belong to?
Stand Up and Cheer! is categorised as Comedy, Music, Family.
Who stars in Stand Up and Cheer!?
The cast of Stand Up and Cheer! includes Warner Baxter, Madge Evans, James Dunn, Sylvia Froos, John Boles.