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Stand-In
Stand-In is a 1937 American screwball comedy directed by Tay Garnett and starring Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell and Humphrey Bogart. The film's screenplay was written by Gene Towne and C. Graham Baker from a story by Clarence Budington Kelland. It was produced by independent producer Walter Wanger, and released by United Artists. The film is set in Hollywood and satirizes the film industry during the classical Hollywood era.
Plot
During the Great Depression, Fowler Pettypacker, a Wall Street banker, is debating whether or not to accept an offer from Ivor Nassau to buy "Colossal Pictures," a fictional film studio on Poverty Row. The studio has not been turning a profit, but financial analyst Atterbury Dodd 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 Gene Towne |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Tay Garnett |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | child star cut falling in love former child star great depression id poverty row press agent rally run stand-in turn wall street |
| musicBy | Heinz Eric Roemheld |
| producer | Walter Wanger |
| productionCompany | Walter Wanger Productions |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | filmmaking romantic comedy screwball comedy |