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Stand-In (1937)

Stand-In poster
Directed by
Tay Garnett
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A New York banker is sent to Hollywood to assess a failing movie studio. He gets caught up in the chaotic antics of the film industry and falls for a down-to-earth stand-in actress.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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