Plot
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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Cast
Warner Baxter
Lawrence Cromwell
Madge Evans
Mary Adams
James Dunn
Jimmy Dugan
Sylvia Froos
Sylvia Froos
John Boles
John Boles
Arthur Byron
John Harly
Shirley Temple
Shirley Dugan
Ralph Morgan
Secretary to President
Jimmy Dallas
Boy Scout
Tess Gardella
Aunt Jemima
Frank Mitchell
Senator Danforth
Jack Durant
Senator Short
Dick Foran
Nick Foran
Nigel Bruce
Eustis Dinwiddle
John "Skins" Miller
Hill-Billy
Stepin Fetchit
Stepin Fetchit
Lew Brown
Voice of Jimmy Durante Penguin (voice, uncredited)
Lynn Bari
White House Secretary / Chorine (uncredited)
Scotty Beckett
Boy Auditioning for Miss Adams (uncredited)
Jean Allen
Dancer
Dorothy Andre
Dancer
Zita Baca
Dancer
Bonita Barker
Dancer
Deslys Barnes
Dancer
Mary Blackwood
Dancer
Angela Blue
Dancer
Audrene Brier
Dancer
Mary Jane Carey
Dancer
Lorena Carr
Dancer
Dixie Dean
Dancer
Shirley Deane
Dancer
Dale Dee
Dancer
Betty Dotson
Dancer
Celeste Edwards
Dancer
Eleanor Edwards
Dancer
Margaret Ehrlich
Dancer
Helen Fairweather
Dancer
Martha Fields
Dancer
Diane Gardner
Dancer
Zumetta Garnett
Dancer
Harriette Haddon
Dancer
Beatrice Hagen
Dancer
Margaret Harding
Dancer
Earlene Heath
Dancer
Ruth Jennings
Dancer
Crystal Keate
Dancer
Eve Kimberly
Dancer
Ula Love
Dancer
Lucille Miller
Dancer
Mildred Morris
Dancer
Laura Morse
Dancer
Inez Mortensen
Dancer
Toddy Peterson
Dancer
Marjean Roach
Dancer
Jean Rogers
Dancer
Gale Ronn
Dancer
Marion Sheldon
Dancer
Mary Stewart
Dancer
Dorothy Ward
Dancer
Zelda Webber
Dancer
Marion Weldon
Dancer
Dorothy White
Dancer
Nora Lane
Toe Dancer
Dorothy Dayton
Toe Dancer
Morris Ankrum
Washington Press Correspondent
George K. Arthur
Dance Director
Jane Barnes
Angie
Ruth Beckett
Child's Mother
Bobby Caldwell
General Lee
Gilbert Clayton
Quartet Member
Harry Dunkinson
Quartet Member
Dora Clement
Secretary
Ruth Clifford
Secretary
Dorothy Dehn
Secretary
John Davidson
Blue Nose Hour Radio Announcer (voice)
Clyde Dilson
Correspondent
Elspeth Dudgeon
Reformer
Edward Earle
Secret Service Man
Patricia Farr
Bess Flowers
Stenographer
Dixie Francis
Carlton Griffin
Secretary
Dorothy Gulliver
Stenographer
John Hamilton
Presidential Naval Aide
Sam Hayes
Radio Announcer
Aggie Herring
Irish Washerwoman
Philippa Hilber
Chorine
David Holt
Boy at Audition for Miss Adams
Arthur Stuart Hull
Senator
Selmer Jackson
White House Correspondent
Si Jenks
Rube Farmer
Lila Lee
Zelda
Patricia Lee
Featured Blonde in Baby Take a Bow Number
Lucien Littlefield
Professor Hi De Ho
Arthur Loft
Wilbur Mack
Beamish
Joe Smith Marba
Elephant Trainer
Miriam Marlin
Fashion Model
Tina Marshall
Boy's Mother
Paul McVey
Senator Jenkins
Frank Melton
Fosdick
Montie Montana
Rope Spinner
Frances Morris
Stenographer
Edmund Mortimer
Senator
Harry Northrup
Reformer
Dagmar Oakland
Jessie Perry
Reformer
Herbert Prior
Quartet Member
Rolin Ray
Secretary
Jack Richardson
Frank Sheridan
Senator
Reginald Simpson
Secretary
Paul Stanton
Senator
Carl Stockdale
Quartet Member
Phil Tead
Vaudevillian
Lurene Tuttle
Stenographer
Arthur Vinton
Turner
Glen Walters
Hillbilly's Wife
Peggy Watts
Secretary
Lillian West
Stenographer
Gayne Whitman
President (voice)
Vivian Winston
Marbeth Wright
Chorus Girl
