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Stand-In

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New York bankers send a businessman (Leslie Howard) to Hollywood to shape up a wild studio.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 07/19/2019
There's some very funny clowning at the expense of Shirley Temple prodigies, Hollywood boarding-houses, and glamorous stars. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/26/2012
C
Inane spoof on Hollywood, deteriorates in the second half to drivel. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/11/2005
3/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 03/18/2003
4/5
Clever, overlooked Hollywood satire from the quirky Tay Garnett. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 03/13/2024 Nothing new but quite cute. See more 07/03/2012 good stuff: howard+blondell See more 08/25/2011 a sweet satire of the movie industry. leslie howard plays a strait-laced accountant sent in to cut costs at colossal studios, only to discover not everything is reducible to a balance sheet. humphrey bogart, in only his second film role, plays a drunken producer, and joan blondell, stand-in for the studio's diva, is leslie's adorable love interest. includes a hilarious shirley temple spoof See more 06/09/2010 Still brilliant. One of the first ever pastiches of the Hollywood system and the rare chance to see Bogie doing comedy. And he's hilarious. Oh, and Joan Blondell is still one of the sexiest women ever. See more 10/03/2007 The cast makes this one work so well, Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart and Joan Blondell are all terrific. Good story, snappy pace and professionally made. Fun and entertaining. See more 09/14/2007 Another largely ignored comedy from the 1930s. Bogart and Howard are simply amazing. See more Read all reviews
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Tay Garnett

Director

Leslie Howard

Atterbury Dodd

Joan Blondell

Lester Plum

Humphrey Bogart

Doug Quintain

Alan Mowbray

Koslofski

Marla Shelton

Thelma Cheri
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Movie Info

Synopsis New York bankers send a businessman (Leslie Howard) to Hollywood to shape up a wild studio.
Director
Tay Garnett
Producer
Walter Wanger
Screenwriter
Gene Towne, C. Graham Baker
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Walter Wanger Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 29, 1937, Original
Runtime
1h 31m