Stand-In (1937)
Overview
An east coast efficiency expert, who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a financially troubled Hollywood studio, receives some help from a former child star who now works as a stand-in for the studio.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.913 |
Directed By
Tay Garnett
Crew
C. Graham Baker
Gene Towne
Tay Garnett
Alexander Toluboff
Helen Taylor
Heinz Roemheld
Otho Lovering
Paul Neal
Walter Wanger
Charles Kerr
Charles G. Clarke
Dorothy Spencer
TOP CAST
Leslie Howard
Atterbury Dodd
Joan Blondell
Lester Plum
Humphrey Bogart
Doug Quintain
Alan Mowbray
Koslofski
Marla Shelton
Thelma Cheri
C. Henry Gordon
Ivor Nassau
Jack Carson
Tom Potts
William V. Mong
Cyrus Pettypacker
Esther Howard
Mrs, Mack
Charles Middleton
Actor dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Emerson Treacy
Tommy
Tully Marshall
Fowler Pettypacker
J. C. Nugent
Junior Pettypacker
Charles Williams
Mr. Mack
Olin Howland
Hotel manager
Anne O'Neal
Mother of singing child actress
Mary MacLaren
Naomi
Theodore von Eltz
Studio actor in "Sex and Satan" movie
John George
Man at Studio Gate (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
Starlet
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