Cheer Up and Smile

Jun 22, 1930

1h 16m

★ 0.0

It's a Real Grin Fizz!

Overview

When a popular radio singer is knocked unconscious during a robbery, a squeaky-voiced college boy fills in for him. To everyone's amazement, especially his recent girlfriend, who just broke up with him, he becomes an overnight sensation.

Genres

Music

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

Cheer Up and Smile Trailers

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Cast

Eddie Fripp

Arthur Lake

Margie

Dixie Lee

Yvonne

Olga Baclanova

Himself

'Whispering' Jack Smith

Andy

Johnny Arthur

Pierre

Charles Judels

Tom

John Darrow

Paul

Sumner Getchell

Professor

Franklin Pangborn

Donald

Buddy Messinger

Gangster Robbing Pierre's (uncredited)

J. Carrol Naish

Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)

Ward Bond

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