''Million Dollar Baby'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Arline Judge, Ray Walker and

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.Ginibre p.280

Synopsis

Hoping to cash in on the

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her birth certificate was altered to prolong her babyhood shortly after she signed with Fox in ...

craze, a couple of vaudeville actors dress their son up as a girl and enter him into a competition to find a new child star. After winning the contest they travel to

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...

, but their son escapes from the train before being kidnapped by a gang who plan to extort a ransom from the studio.

Cast

* Arline Judge as Grace Sweeney * Ray Walker as Terry Sweeney *

as Pat Sweeney *

George E. Stone George E. Stone (born Gerschon Lichtenstein; May 18, 1903 – May 26, 1967) was a Polish-born American character actor in films, radio, and television. Life and career Stone was born Gerschon Lichtenstein in Łódź, Congress Poland, into ...

as Joe Lewis * Willard Robertson as Doctor * Ralf Harolde as Mac * Jeanette Loff as Rita Ray *

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as Jim * Harry Holman as J.D. Pemberton * Paul Porcasi as Marvelo No. 1 *

Eddie Kane Eddie Kane (August 12, 1889 – April 30, 1969) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 productions from 1928 to 1959. Biography Kane was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His early career was in vaudeville as a member of the two-man te ...

as Bill Dovan * Claudia Coleman as Studio Actress *

Marc Lawrence Marc Lawrence (born Max Goldsmith; February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. Early life Lawrence w ...

as Gangster * Wilbur Mack as Freeman * Lee Shumway as Tony *

Edward Peil Sr. Edward J. Peil Sr. (January 18, 1883 – December 29, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 370 films between 1913 and 1951. Biography Peil was born in Racine, Wisconsin, one of 10 children of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pell ...

as Louie * Louise Beavers as Black Mother * Velma Connor as Sister Act

References

Bibliography

* Jean-Louis Ginibre. ''Ladies Or Gentlemen: A Pictorial History of Male Cross-dressing in the Movies''. Filipacchi Publishing, 2005.

External links

* 1934 films American comedy films Films directed by Joseph Santley Monogram Pictures films American black-and-white films 1934 comedy films Films about filmmaking 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub