Stand-In

Oct 29, 1937

1h 31m

★ 6.3

Hail! The conquering hero comes!

Overview

An east coast efficiency expert, who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a financially troubled Hollywood studio, receives some help from a former child star who now works as a stand-in for the studio.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

United Artists

Walter Wanger Productions

Stand-In Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Atterbury Dodd

Leslie Howard

Lester Plum

Joan Blondell

Doug Quintain

Humphrey Bogart

Koslofski

Alan Mowbray

Thelma Cheri

Marla Shelton

Ivor Nassau

C. Henry Gordon

Tom Potts

Jack Carson

Cyrus Pettypacker

William V. Mong

Mrs, Mack

Esther Howard

Actor Dressed as Abraham Lincoln

Charles Middleton

Tommy

Emerson Treacy

Fowler Pettypacker

Tully Marshall

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