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Keep Smiling

  • 1938
  • 1h 15m
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6.0/10
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Gloria Stuart, Henry Wilcoxon, and Jane Withers in Keep Smiling (1938)
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Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary.Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary.Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary.

  • Director
    • Herbert I. Leeds
  • Writers
    • Frank Fenton
    • Frances Hyland
    • Albert Ray
  • Stars
    • Jane Withers
    • Gloria Stuart
    • Henry Wilcoxon
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    57
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    • Director
      • Herbert I. Leeds
    • Writers
      • Frank Fenton
      • Frances Hyland
      • Albert Ray
    • Stars
      • Jane Withers
      • Gloria Stuart
      • Henry Wilcoxon
    • 2User reviews
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    Gloria Stuart, Henry Wilcoxon, and Jane Withers in Keep Smiling (1938)
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    Henry Wilcoxon and Jane Withers in Keep Smiling (1938)

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    Jane Withers
    Jane Withers
    • Jane Rand
    Gloria Stuart
    Gloria Stuart
    • Carol Walters
    Henry Wilcoxon
    Henry Wilcoxon
    • Jonathan Rand
    Helen Westley
    Helen Westley
    • Mrs. Willoughby
    Jed Prouty
    Jed Prouty
    • Jerome Lawson
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • Cedric Hunt
    Robert Allen
    Robert Allen
    • Stanley Harper
    Pedro de Cordoba
    Pedro de Cordoba
    • J. Howard Travers
    Claudia Coleman
    Claudia Coleman
    • Mrs. Bowman
    Paula Raymond
    Paula Raymond
    • Bettina Bowman
    • (as Paula Rae Wright)
    Etta McDaniel
    Etta McDaniel
    • Violet
    Carmencita Johnson
    Carmencita Johnson
    • Brutus
    Mary McCarty
    Mary McCarty
    • Froggy
    Hal K. Dawson
    • Casting Director
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Pete, Grip
    • (uncredited)
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Projectionist 'Shorty'
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Sound Mixer
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Bernard
    Sam Bernard
    • Head Electrician
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Herbert I. Leeds
    • Writers
      • Frank Fenton
      • Frances Hyland
      • Albert Ray
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      Film debut of Paula Raymond.

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    6/10
    fascinating look at 20th Fox in 1938
    This film starts out in a fairly routine fashion.Film director Henry Wilcoxon has lost his career due to drink and his creditors are selling his effects to pay his debts.Along comes Shirley Temple substitute Jane Withers to try and rescue him.Most of the first half of the film takes place in an actors boarding house.Then around half way through it switches to a film studio where one of the actors has secured a test.We are then treated to a tour of parts of the Fox studios and a good insight into film making in the 1930s.The plot which is par for the course rather takes secondondary interest to the process of film making.You even see the production manager completing a production record showing what happened on each take,it is that detailed.The funny thing is that when films about film making are mentioned this is not referred to.So if you get the opportunity to see this or to buy it i would recommend that you do.
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    • Jul 6, 2007

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    • Release date
      • August 12, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nunca es tarde
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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