Keep Smiling

Keep Smiling

1938 · 75 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy

Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary.

Directed by Herbert I. Leeds · Written by Frank Fenton

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