Glamour Boy

Glamour Boy

JUMPIN' JACKIE AND SWEET SUSANNA!

NR 1941 · 79 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Comedy

Former child star Jackie Cooper headlines this sentimental behind-the-scenes comedy drama. He plays an ex-child star who now jerks sodas for a living in Hollywood. He gets back into the movie business when he overhears a conversation between producers discussing their newest prodigy. Cooper butts in and suggests the producers remake Skippy (a real-life 1931 film that made young Cooper a star). The bigwigs like the idea and then hire Cooper to become the boy's acting coach. Once back on the backlot, Cooper finds both trouble and romance while helping the young boy adjust to life as a movie star.

Directed by Ralph Murphy · Written by Val Burton

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Jackie Cooper Tiny Barlow
Susanna Foster Joan Winslow
Walter Abel Anthony J. Colder
Darryl Hickman Billy Doran
Ann Gillis Brenda Lee
William Demarest Papa Doran
Jackie Searl Georgie Clemons
Edith Meiser Jenny Sullivan (as Edith Meisser)
John Gallaudet Mickey Fadden
William Wright Hank Landon
Charles D. Brown Martin Carmichael
Norma Varden Mrs. Lee

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