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Cheer Up and Smile is a american film of genre Musical theatre directed by Sidney Lanfield released in USA on 22 june 1930 with Arthur Lake

Cheer Up and Smile (1930)

Cheer Up and Smile
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Released in USA 22 june 1930
Length 1h16
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Musical theatre,    Musical
Rating59% 2.9564152.9564152.9564152.9564152.956415

Cheer Up and Smile is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield. The film starred Arthur Lake, Dixie Lee and Olga Baclanova and a 23-year-old John Wayne had a minor uncredited role.

Synopsis

Pour parfaire l'initiation qui lui permettra d'intégrer une fraternité, Eddie Fripp doit donner un coup de pied au premier homme qu'il rencontre, ce sera un des professeurs, et embrasser la première femme, ce sera une étudiante. Cela cause à la fois son renvoi de l'université et la colère de sa petite amie Margie, qui l'a vu embrasser l'étudiante. Il se rend alors à New York où il trouve du travail comme chanteur au Café Pierre. Une nuit, lors d'un cambriolage, Whispering Jack Smith est mis KO et Eddie est forcé de prendre sa place au micro. Sa voix fait sensation, il devient célèbre et se réconcilie avec Margie.

Actors

Arthur Lake

(Eddie Fripp)Dixie Lee

(Margie)Olga Baclanova

(Yvonne)Johnny Arthur

(Andy)Charles Judels

(Pierre)
And :
John Darrow
Sumner Getchell
Franklin Pangborn
J. Carrol Naish
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