Stand-In
Hail! The conquering hero comes!
1937 · 1h 31m · PASSED
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Tay Garnett
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.
Director and cast
- Tay Garnett Director
- Leslie Howard as Atterbury Dodd
- Joan Blondell as Lester Plum
- Humphrey Bogart as Doug Quintain
- Alan Mowbray as Koslofski
- Marla Shelton as Thelma Cheri
- C. Henry Gordon as Ivor Nassau
- Jack Carson as Tom Potts
- William V. Mong as Cyrus Pettypacker
- Esther Howard as Mrs, Mack
- Charles Middleton as Actor dressed as Abraham Lincoln
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