The Devil Is a Sissy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Greatest Human Drama
1936 | 92m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke |
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| Writer: | Richard Schayer, John Lee Mahin, Rowland Brown |
| Staring: |
| A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 18, 1936 |
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| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke |
| Writer: | Richard Schayer, John Lee Mahin, Rowland Brown |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | peer pressure, divorced parents, street kid, probation, assimilation, father son relationship, breaking and entering, school yard, urban neighborhood, courage |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Freddie Bartholomew | Claude Pierce |
| Jackie Cooper | 'Buck' Murphy |
| Mickey Rooney | 'Gig' Stevens |
| Ian Hunter | Jay Pierce |
| Peggy Conklin | Rose Hawley |
| Katharine Alexander | Hilda Pierce |
| Gene Lockhart | Mr. Jim Murphy |
| Kathleen Lockhart | Mrs. Murphy |
| Grant Mitchell | Paul Krumpp |
| George Davis | Charlie - the Diner Owner (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Hale | Judge Holmes |
| Etienne Girardot | Principal |
| Sherwood Bailey | 'Bugs' |
| Buster Slaven | 'Six-Toes' |
| Harold Huber | Willie |
| Stanley Fields | Joe |
| Frank Puglia | 'Grandma' |
| Etta McDaniel | Molly |
| Stanley Andrews | Doctor |
| Don Brodie | Hilda's Chauffeur |
| Charles Coleman | Doorman |
| Lester Dorr | Intern |
| William Gould | Court Clerk |
| George Guhl | Plainclothesman |
| John Kelly | 'Shivvy' the Tire Man |
| Wally Maher | Taxi Driver |
| Myra Marsh | Joe Wilson's Mother |
| Buddy Messinger | Elevator Operator |
| Dorothy Peterson | Mrs. Jennie Stevens |
| Richard Powell | Football Salesman |
| Christian Rub | Tombstone Mason |
| David Thursby | Court Clerk |
| Andrew Tombes | Muldoon - a Policeman |
| Charles Trowbridge | Doctor |
| Ian Wolfe | Pawnbroker |
| John Wray | Priest |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Schayer | Screenplay |
| Tom Held | Editor |
| George Schneiderman | Director of Photography |
| W.S. Van Dyke | Director |
| John Lee Mahin | Screenplay |
| Rowland Brown | Story |
| Herbert Stothart | Music |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Frank Davis | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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