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Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
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4 May 1934 (USA) morePlot:
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
A Weird Fantasy from the mind of Will Rogers moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Warner Baxter | ... | Lawrence Cromwell | |
| Madge Evans | ... | Mary Adams | |
| James Dunn | ... | Jimmy Dugan | |
| Sylvia Froos | ... | Herself | |
| John Boles | ... | Himself | |
| Arthur Byron | ... | John Harly | |
| Shirley Temple | ... | Shirley Dugan | |
| Ralph Morgan | ... | Secretary to President | |
| Jimmy Dallas | ... | Boy Scout | |
| Tess Gardella | ... | Aunt Jemima (as Aunt Jemima) | |
| Frank Mitchell | ... | Sen. Danforth (as Mitchell & Durant) | |
| Jack Durant | ... | Sen. Short (as Mitchell & Durant) | |
| Scotty Beckett | ... | Boy auditioning for Miss Adams | |
| Dick Foran | ... | Himself (as Nick Foran) | |
| Nigel Bruce | ... | Eustis Dinwiddle |
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For the "Baby, Take a Bow" number with James Dunn, the studio felt it would be easier for Shirley Temple to do the dance she had done at her audition rather than learn a new one, so Temple spent her first day on the set giving Dunn dancing lessons. moreSoundtrack:
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There's a famous story about President Herbert C. Hoover meeting Rudy Vallee during the midst of his term which as we know coincided with the Great Depression. Hoover supposedly said to Vallee it would be great if he could sing some hit song that would make people forget their troubles, economic and otherwise.
Well maybe that story got back to the ears of Will Rogers because he was the one who came up with the idea of a Cabinet position for Secretary of Amusement. Maybe Rogers had himself in mind for the job, he was sure doing it unofficially.
Fox was Rogers's home studio, but he makes no appearance here. Instead the president of the United States hires Warner Baxter for that job.
Baxter essentially reprises his role of Julian Marsh the driven director from 42nd Street. I guess the money from that hit show didn't last long for Baxter so he's got this job.
But can you imagine; instead of trying to get financial backers for a show, Baxter goes before a Congressional committee for an appropriation? I'm not sure which is a worse ordeal.
So the movie is Baxter trying to find a talent enough for a big extravaganza that will do what Herbert Hoover wanted from only one song.
Stand Up and Cheer survives today because of the appearance of Shirley Temple, on her way to becoming the movies' biggest box office attraction of the decade. She only does one number here, with hoofer James Dunn as her father. But it's one of her biggest, Baby Take a Bow.
If it weren't for Shirley, the film would have been a curious forgotten relic of some very tough times. Still it's worth watching for more than just Shirley Temple.