Stand Up and Cheer! is a 1934 musical film directed by Hamilton MacFadden.The screenplay by Lew Brown and Ralph Spence was based upon a story idea by Will Rogers and Philip Klein. The film is about boosting morale in the country during the Great Depression. It was essentially a vehicle for vaudeville acts and a few musical numbers. The movie became Shirley Temple’s breakthrough film. It was promoted
as a Shirley Temple picture, but the child star played a very minor role and had
very little screen time.
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20
Apr
SHIRLEY TEMPLE’S MOVIE DEBUT ON THIS DATE IN 1934
20
Apr
RADIO SHOW DEBUTED ON THE DATE IN 1935
Your Hit Parade began as a 60-minute music program on NBC radio and ran
till 1955. The first number one song on the initial program was “Soon” sung by
Bing Crosby.
20
Apr
JESSICA LANGE IS 62 TODAY
Jessica Lange is a stage and screen actress whose career has spanned
thirty-five years. She has won two Academy Awards from six nominations,
four Golden Globes, and an Emmy. Jessica’s career began in 1976 when
Dino De Laurentis cast her in his remake of the film King Kong. Jessica is
most known for her roles in Sweet Dreams (1985), Blue Sky (1994), and
Tootsie (1982). Since 2000, Lange has mostly appeared in supporting
roles on screen.
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