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5.9
Genres are ComedyMusi Produced in 1934, USA
Available Quality: DVD
Rating: 5.9 out of 10 (186 votes)
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720x480 | 739 MiB |
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| Actors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Bruce | Warner Baxter | Jack Durant | Ralph Morgan |
| Shirley Temple | James Dunn | John Boles | |
| Directors | |||
| Hamilton MacFadden | |||
Storyline
Plot Summary:
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.
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ccthemovieman-1
23 May 2012
Okay, But Not Really A Temple Movie
This is a billed as a "Shirley Temple film," but it really isn'tbecause she hardly appears in it. In fact, she doesn't appear untilafter 20 minutes have gone by, and then after the scene and asubsequent dance routine with James Dunn, disappears again until thevery end. When she's here, she's as cute as ever, especially being soyoung.Warner Baxter had the main role as "Lawrence Cromwell." He was assistedby his secretary played by a very pretty Madge Evans, whom I didn'tknow until trying to find out on this website because the video boxdoesn't even have her listed in the billing.The rest of the cast included a couple of people I was familiar withfrom other roles, such as Nigel Bruce, who played Dr. Watson to BasilRathbone's Sherlock Holmes. We also have a lady who played Aunt Jemimaand Stepin Fetchit, both a couple of embarrassing stereotypes of theperiod. I was never a fan of Fetchin, not for PC reasons but simplybecause of his whiny voice and stupid characters he played. He was thesame here except when he dove into a fish tank, which made gave me abig laugh.This film had a good share of strange characters but, despite that,overall isn't anything that memorable....perhaps because Shirley hadsuch a small role.
bkoganbing
22 May 2012
A Weird Fantasy from the mind of Will Rogers
There's a famous story about President Herbert C. Hoover meeting RudyVallee during the midst of his term which as we know coincided with theGreat Depression. Hoover supposedly said to Vallee it would be great ifhe could sing some hit song that would make people forget theirtroubles, economic and otherwise. Well maybe that story got back to the ears of Will Rogers because hewas the one who came up with the idea of a Cabinet position forSecretary of Amusement. Maybe Rogers had himself in mind for the job,he was sure doing it unofficially.Fox was Rogers's home studio, but he makes no appearance here. Insteadthe president of the United States hires Warner Baxter for that job.Baxter essentially reprises his role of Julian Marsh the drivendirector from 42nd Street. I guess the money from that hit show didn'tlast long for Baxter so he's got this job.But can you imagine; instead of trying to get financial backers for ashow, Baxter goes before a Congressional committee for anappropriation? I'm not sure which is a worse ordeal.So the movie is Baxter trying to find a talent enough for a bigextravaganza that will do what Herbert Hoover wanted from only onesong. Stand Up and Cheer survives today because of the appearance of ShirleyTemple, on her way to becoming the movies' biggest box officeattraction of the decade. She only does one number here, with hooferJames Dunn as her father. But it's one of her biggest, Baby Take a Bow. If it weren't for Shirley, the film would have been a curious forgottenrelic of some very tough times. Still it's worth watching for more thanjust Shirley Temple.
JohnnyOldSoul
21 May 2012
A mess with one bright spot-but you already knew that.
As a whole, "Stand Up and Cheer" is quite a mess. The story that framesthe musical numbers is silly and poorly executed, the musical numbersare rather drab and rife with racial stereotyping. But, most peoplewho've sought out this film are watching it for one reason-ShirleyTemple.Temple and James Dunn are really the only bright spots in thisproduction. Their on screen rapport is magic, and contrary to whatothers have stated, they BOTH hold their own during their crowdpleasing number "Baby, Take a Bow," in my opinion.Truly a product of it's day. It's widely reported that this filmbrought smiles to the faces of many, and try as I may to ignore it'sracial stereotypes, and bland dialogue, somehow the whole thing doesn'twork.But, as I have already mentioned, Jimmy and Shirley are pure magic.
Ron Oliver
21 May 2012
Shirley Temple - A Star Is Born
With the country in the throes of the Great Depression,thePresident calls upon a celebrated Broadway impresario tobecome the first Secretary of Amusement, in the hopes thatAmericans can beat hard times by learning to smile, laugh,and,eventually, STAND UP AND CHEER!It is always vital when examining old films to try to besensitive to their context within their own time frames.Important movies of 70 years ago may look terribly tritenowthrough absolutely no fault of their own. Judging by today'sstandards can often lead to pitfalls.That having been stated, however, it is difficult to appreciatethis film without seeing it for what it is: undeniably silly.Andracist. And even a bit bizarre at times. But it contains onegreatjewel...Earnest Warner Baxter & lovely Madge Evans certainly givetheplot a try, but the script is dead set against them all theway,making him encourage hillbilly singers as the remedy forthenation's economic woes and having her mope about lovelorn&lonely.As Aunt Jemima, blackfaced singer Tess Gardella (very popularat the time on Broadway's Show Boat) and especially StepinFetchit are embarrassingly stereotyped. It should be noted,however, that this sort of racial belittlement was not unusualinthe Hollywood of the 1930's.The physical, knockdown humor of Frank Mitchell & JackDurant, playing a couple of zany U. S. Senators, is very odd&no longer funny. Odder still is the penguin that thinkshe'sJimmy Durante.Familiar faces show up from time to time - Nigel Bruce,RalphMorgan, little Our Gang kid Scotty Beckett, warbling JohnBoles- but they are quickly submerged by the plot.In the midst of all this clutter of mismatched parts, whenallmight be given up for lost, comes five-year-old ShirleyTempleand she is an utter joy.Shirley had already appeared in a series of features &shorts.But it was here, singing & dancing - and completely obliteratingpoor James Dunn who played her father - that the situationwas ripe for her to march straight into the nation's heart.In1935 Shirley would begin to star in her string of classicfamilyfilms, and, with the death of Marie Dressler in July of 1934,themighty moppet was to begin her reign as Hollywood's numberone box office attraction.So, with the arrival of Shirley Temple, we do indeed havemuchfor which to STAND UP AND CHEER!
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