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President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.
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69 min
1934-05-04
Released
English
10
4.8
Lawrence Cromwell
Mary Adams
Jimmy Dugan
Sylvia Froos
John Boles
John Harly
Shirley Dugan
Secretary to President
Boy Scout
Aunt Jemima
Senator Danforth
Senator Short
Nick Foran
Eustis Dinwiddle
Hill-Billy
Stepin Fetchit
Voice of Jimmy Durante Penguin (voice, uncredited)
White House Secretary / Chorine (uncredited)
Boy Auditioning for Miss Adams (uncredited)
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Toe Dancer
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Washington Press Correspondent
Dance Director
Angie
Child's Mother
General Lee
Quartet Member
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Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Blue Nose Hour Radio Announcer (voice)
Correspondent
Reformer
Secret Service Man
Stenographer
Secretary
Stenographer
Presidential Naval Aide
Radio Announcer
Irish Washerwoman
Chorine
Boy at Audition for Miss Adams
Senator
White House Correspondent
Rube Farmer
Zelda
Featured Blonde in Baby Take a Bow Number
Professor Hi De Ho
Beamish
Elephant Trainer
Fashion Model
Boy's Mother
Senator Jenkins
Fosdick
Rope Spinner
Stenographer
Senator
Reformer
Reformer
Quartet Member
Secretary
Senator
Secretary
Senator
Quartet Member
Vaudevillian
Stenographer
Turner
Hillbilly's Wife
Secretary
Stenographer
President (voice)
Chorus Girl
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