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Stand-In
Stand-In is a 1937 American comedy film, directed by Tay Garnett and starring Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell and Humphrey Bogart. The picture was produced by the independent Walter Wanger, and released by United Artists. It is set in Hollywood and parodies many aspects of the film industry during the Classical Era.
Plot
The plot of Stand-In concerns the takeovers of Hollywood studios that occurred during the Great Depression. Fowler Pettypacker (Tully Marshall), a Wall Street banker, is debating whether or not to accept an offer from Ivor Nassau (C. Henry Gordon) to buy "Colossal Pictures," a fictional film studio on Poverty Row. The studio has not been turning a profit, but financial analyst Atterbury Dodd (Leslie Howard) advises against selling. He stakes his reputation on his mathematical calculations that show Colossal should turn a profit. The bank sends Dodd to Hollywood as the new head of the studio.
More details
| author | Charles Graham Baker Clarence Budington Kelland |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Tay Garnett |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | child star cut falling in love filmmaking former child star great depression id poverty row press agent rally run stand-in tully marshall turn wall street |
| musicBy | Heinz Eric Roemheld |
| producer | Walter Wanger |
| productionCompany | Walter Wanger Productions |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | romantic comedy |