Keep Smiling

Keep Smiling

Keep Smiling

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Keep Smiling

1938

1h 15m

8.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary.

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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Jane Withers

Jane Rand

Jane Withers

Acting

Gloria Stuart

Carol Walters

Gloria Stuart

Acting

Henry Wilcoxon

Jonathan Rand

Henry Wilcoxon

Acting

Helen Westley

Mrs. Willoughby

Helen Westley

Acting

Jed Prouty

Jerome Lawson

Jed Prouty

Acting

Douglas Fowley

Cedric Hunt

Douglas Fowley

Acting

Robert Allen

Stanley Harper

Robert Allen

Acting

Pedro de Cordoba

J. Howard Travers

Pedro de Cordoba

Acting

Claudia Coleman

Mrs. Bowman

Claudia Coleman

Acting

Paula Raymond

Bettina Bowman

Paula Raymond

Acting

Etta McDaniel

Violet

Etta McDaniel

Acting

Carmencita Johnson

Brutus

Carmencita Johnson

Acting

Mary McCarty

Froggy

Mary McCarty

Acting

Hal K. Dawson

Casting Director

Hal K. Dawson

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