Top billed cast

1. 

   Warner Baxter

   Lawrence Cromwell

2. 

   Madge Evans

   Mary Adams

3. 

   James Dunn

   Jimmy Dugan

4. 

   Sylvia Froos

   Sylvia Froos

5. 

   John Boles

   John Boles

6. 

   Arthur Byron

   John Harly

7. 

   Shirley Temple

   Shirley Dugan

8. 

   Ralph Morgan

   Secretary to President

9. 

   Jimmy Dallas

   Boy Scout

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-01-07

This starts off quite promisingly, with a bumbling 'Dinwiddle" (Nigel Bruce) explaining to awaiting reporters just what his job as chief scout for Broadway impresario "Cromwell" (Warner Baxter) actually is. Then, right on cue, his boss arrives by gyro-copter on the White House lawn for a meeting at which the President offers him a $100m budget and one year as "Secretary of Amusement". His task? Cheer up the American populace after the misery of the 1920s. He quickly assembles his own cabinet - including "Mary" (Madge Evans) as his minister for children and sets about making us all smile. Sadly...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• underdog
• pre-code