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| Director: | David Butler | 
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| Writer: | David Butler, Buddy G. DeSylva, Sid Silvers | 
| Staring: | 
| Promoter "Smoothie" King helps a pair of phonies con their way into a movie company. As Wanda heads toward stardom, she turns more and more from King toward the matinée idol. King must decide between his plans and her happiness. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 12, 1934 | 
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| Director: | David Butler | 
| Writer: | David Butler, Buddy G. DeSylva, Sid Silvers | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama | 
| Keywords | movie business, con man, success, musical, romance, hollywood, pre-code | 
| Production Companies | Fox Film Corporation | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Apr 21, 2024 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Spencer Tracy | 'Smoothie' King | 
| Pat Paterson | Wanda Gale | 
| John Boles | Hal Reed | 
| Sid Silvers | Spud Mosco aka Reginald Morris | 
| Herbert Mundin | Limey Brook aka Lord Brocklehurst | 
| Harry Green | Louis Wolf | 
| Thelma Todd | Judith Marlowe | 
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Detective Rooney | 
| Dell Henderson | Lane Worthing | 
| Suzanne Kaaren | Wolf's Secretary | 
| Douglas Wood | John Baldwin | 
| Lucille Ball | Chorine (uncredited) | 
| Lynn Bari | Chorine (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| David Butler | Screenplay, Director, Story | 
| Buddy G. DeSylva | Screenplay, Story | 
| Russell Patterson | Costume Design | 
| Sid Silvers | Screenplay, Story | 
| Arthur C. Miller | Director of Photography | 
| Gordon Wiles | Art Direction | 
| Irene Morra | Editor | 
| Burton Lane | Songs | 
| Harold Adamson | Lyricist | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Buddy G. DeSylva | Producer | 
| Winfield R. Sheehan | Executive Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 
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