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Stand-In (1937)

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A former child star falls in love with a stuffy accountant, who wants to learn why his firm's movie studio is losing money.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
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Atterbury Dodd
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Lester Plum
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Quintain
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Koslofski
Marla Shelton ...
Cheri
C. Henry Gordon ...
Nassau
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Tom Potts
Tully Marshall ...
Fowler Pettypacker
J.C. Nugent ...
Junior Pettypacker
William V. Mong ...
Cyrus Pettypacker
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Storyline

Atterbury Dodd is an efficiency expert who believes everything can be reduced to mathematics. He is sent to Hollywood to see whether Colossal Pictures is a good investment. He soon learns that movie production doesn't fit his formulaic mindset. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

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Hail! The conquering hero comes!

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Comedy | Romance

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29 October 1937 (USA)  »

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Mr. Dodd geht nach Hollywood  »

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(Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

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1.37 : 1
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The character of Lester Plum bares some resemblance Marie Osborne, a child actress in the silent era who returned to the film industry in the 1930's as an extra and stand-in. It's unclear if Osborne's life story was directly influential on this film or the role played by Joan Blondell. See more »

Quotes

Doug Quintain: [to Atterbury Dodd] Say, honey, if you could cook, I'd marry ya!
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Featured in Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) See more »

Soundtracks

"Is it True What They Say About Dixie?"
(1936) (uncredited)
Written by Irving Caesar, Samuel Lerner and Gerald Marks (1936)
Sung by an unidentified child actress called Elvira with Anne O'Neal playing harmonica
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Fast and snappy spoof
10 December 1999 | by (Chicago, IL) – See all my reviews

Fast and snappy spoof of the studio system from the bottom looking up, as stand-in Joan Blondell guides a newcomer to "who's through in Hollywood". Bogart has a good supporting role as a boozing producer who has to salvage an unwatchable gorilla epic. Not a classic, but very enjoyable for its energy.


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