Glamour Boy
Glamour Boy

Glamour Boy

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1941
1h 19m
6.0(1 votes)
Drama
Comedy

Overview

Former child star Jackie Cooper headlines this sentimental behind-the-scenes comedy drama. He plays an ex-child star who now jerks sodas for a living in Hollywood. He gets back into the movie business when he overhears a conversation between producers discussing their newest prodigy. Cooper butts in and suggests the producers remake Skippy (a real-life 1931 film that made young Cooper a star). The bigwigs like the idea and then hire Cooper to become the boy's acting coach. Once back on the backlot, Cooper finds both trouble and romance while helping the young boy adjust to life as a movie star.

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19 members
Acting

Jackie Cooper

Tiny Barlow

Jackie Cooper
Acting

Susanna Foster

Joan Winslow

Susanna Foster
Acting

Walter Abel

Anthony J. Colder

Walter Abel
Acting

Darryl Hickman

Billy Doran

Darryl Hickman
Acting

Ann Gillis

Brenda Lee

Ann Gillis
Acting

William Demarest

Papa Doran

William Demarest
Acting

Jackie Searl

Georgie Clemons

Jackie Searl
Acting

Edith Meiser

Jenny Sullivan (as Edith Meisser)

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Acting

John Gallaudet

Mickey Fadden

John Gallaudet
Acting

William Wright

Hank Landon

William Wright
Acting

Charles D. Brown

Martin Carmichael

Charles D. Brown
Acting

Norma Varden

Mrs. Lee

Norma Varden
Acting

Kay Linaker

Mrs. Emily Colder

Kay Linaker
Acting

Maude Eburne

Borax Betty

Maude Eburne
Acting

Josephine Whittell

Helga Harris

Josephine Whittell
Acting

Olive Blakeney

Miss Treat

Olive Blakeney
Acting

Karin Booth

Helen Trent (as Katharine Booth)

Karin Booth
Acting

Trevor Bardette

Sheriff

Trevor Bardette
Acting

Jean Wallace

Girl (uncredited)

Jean Wallace

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