The Devil Is a Sissy

Sep 18, 1936

1h 32m

★ 6.9

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Greatest Human Drama

Overview

A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Claude Pierce

Freddie Bartholomew

'Buck' Murphy

Jackie Cooper

'Gig' Stevens

Mickey Rooney

Jay Pierce

Ian Hunter

Rose Hawley

Peggy Conklin

Hilda Pierce

Katharine Alexander

Mr. Jim Murphy

Gene Lockhart

Mrs. Murphy

Kathleen Lockhart

Paul Krumpp

Grant Mitchell

Charlie - the Diner Owner (uncredited)

George Davis

Judge Holmes

Jonathan Hale

Principal

Etienne Girardot

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