Stand-In
Sign in to saveStand-In is a 1937 American screwball comedy directed by Tay Garnett and starring Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell and Humphrey Bogart. The film's screenplay was written by Gene Towne and C. Graham Baker from a story by Clarence Budington Kelland. It was produced by independent producer Walter Wanger, and released by United Artists. The film is set in Hollywood and satirizes the film industry during the classical Hollywood era.
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6.5An 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.
Released: 1937-10-2991 minDir: Tay GarnettComedy, Romance
Cast
- 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
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Stand-In
- Film.image
- Stand-In (1937, Movie Poster).jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Tay GarnettCharles Kerr (assistant)
- Film.producer
- Walter Wanger (uncredited)
- Film.writer
- Clarence Budington Kelland (story)Gene TowneC. Graham Baker
- Film.starring
- Leslie HowardJoan BlondellHumphrey Bogart
- Film.studio
- Walter Wanger Productions
- Film.distributor
- United Artists
- Film.runtime
- 91 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1937
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Tay Garnett
- Screenwriter
- Gene Towne
- Cast member
- Harry Myers
- Composer
- Heinz Eric Roemheld
- Producer
- Walter Wanger
- Cinematographer
- Charles G. Clarke
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Stand-In is a 1937 American screwball comedy directed by Tay Garnett and starring Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell and Humphrey Bogart. The film's screenplay was written by Gene Towne and C. Graham Baker from a story by Clarence Budington Kelland. It was produced by independent producer Walter Wanger, and released by United Artists. The film is set in Hollywood and satirizes the film industry during the classical Hollywood era.
== Plot == During the Great Depression, Fowler Pettypacker, a Wall Street banker, is debating whether or not to accept an offer from Ivor Nassau to buy "Colossal Pictures," a fictional film studio on Poverty Row. The studio has not been turning a profit, but financial analyst Atterbury Dodd advises against selling. He stakes his reputation on his mathematical calculations that show Colossal should turn a profit. The bank sends Dodd to Hollywood as the new head of the studio.
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1930s screwball comedy films1937 American films1937 English-language films1937 films1937 romantic comedy filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms about filmmakingFilms about Hollywood, Los AngelesFilms directed by Tay GarnettFilms produced by Walter Wanger