Stand Up and Cheer!
1934 film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stand Up and Cheer! is a 1934 American Pre-Code 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. The film is best known for providing the first big breakthrough role for legendary child actress Shirley Temple. A little known bit player before the film, by the end of the year, she appeared in 10 movies, including 4 starring roles in major feature-length films.
Stand Up and Cheer! | |
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Directed by | Hamilton MacFadden |
Written by | Dialogue: Lew Brown Ralph Spence Story: Will Rogers Philip Klein |
Produced by | Winfield Sheehan |
Starring | Warner Baxter Madge Evans Sylvia Froos John Boles James Dunn "Aunt Jemima" Shirley Temple Arthur Byron Ralph Morgan Nigel Bruce "Skins" Miller Lucien Littlefield Nick Foran Mitchell & Durant Stepin Fetchit |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer L. W. O'Connell |
Edited by | Margaret Clancey |
Music by | Lew Brown Jay Gorney |
Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release dates | April 19, 1934 (NYC)[1] May 4, 1934 (US)[2] |
Running time | 80 minutes/69 minutes (edited version) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |