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1930 · 76 min · ★ 4.9 · Comedy, Romance
A kooky waiter and sometimes vaudevillian promises to get his employer's daughter into a Broadway show. When he kidnaps the show's star, she gets her opportunity, as the understudy, to play the role and become a star herself.
Directed by Norman Taurog · Written by Gertrude Purcell
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Ed Wynn Cricket -
Ginger Rogers Mary Brennan -
Stanley Smith Jimmie Moore -
Lou Holtz Sam Platz - L Lida Kane Ma Brennan
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Ethel Merman Helen King -
Bobby Watson George White -
Donald Kirke R.C. Black -
William Halligan Bob Sterling - H Holly Hall Fritzie Devere
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Preston Foster Two-Gun Terry -
James C. Morton Mickie
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