Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)

President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new ... See full summary »

Director:

Hamilton MacFadden

Writers:

Lew Brown (story), Will Rogers (story),

Stars:

Warner Baxter, Madge Evans, James Dunn

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Warner Baxter	...	Lawrence Cromwell
Madge Evans	...	Mary Adams
James Dunn	...	Jimmy Dugan
Sylvia Froos	...	Sylvia Froos
John Boles	...	John Boles
Arthur Byron	...	John Harly
Shirley Temple	...	Shirley Dugan
Ralph Morgan	...	Secretary to President
Tess Gardella	...	Aunt Jemima (as 'Aunt Jemima')
Frank Mitchell	...	Senator Danforth (as Mitchell)
Jack Durant	...	Senator Short (as Durant)
Dick Foran	...	Nick Foran (as Nick Foran)
Nigel Bruce	...	Dinwiddle
John 'Skins' Miller	...	Hill-Billy (as Skins Miller)
Stepin Fetchit	...	George Bernard Shaw

Storyline

President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.

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Plot Keywords:

lobbyist | great depression | government | imperative in title | u.s. president | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fox Movietone Follies of 1934

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min 81 min (original release)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Debut of Lurene Tuttle.

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Connections

Featured in Take It or Leave It (1944)

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Soundtracks

"We're Out of the Red"
(1934) (uncredited)
Lyrics by Lew Brown
Music by Jay Gorney
Performed by Dick Foran and Ensemble
c. 1934 Movietone Music Corportation

User Reviews

A mess with one bright spot-but you already knew that.

As a whole, "Stand Up and Cheer" is quite a mess. The story that frames the musical numbers is silly and poorly executed, the musical numbers are rather drab and rife with racial stereotyping. But, most people who've sought out this film are watching it for one reason-Shirley Temple.

Temple and James Dunn are really the only bright spots in this production. Their on screen rapport is magic, and contrary to what others have stated, they BOTH hold their own during their crowd pleasing number "Baby, Take a Bow," in my opinion.

Truly a product of it's day. It's widely reported that this film brought smiles to the faces of many, and try as I may to ignore it's racial stereotypes, and bland dialogue, somehow the whole thing doesn't work.

But, as I have already mentioned, Jimmy and Shirley are pure magic.