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Hero for a Day is an American film first released in 1939,
directed by Harold Young.
The film stars Anita Louise, Dick Foran, Charley Grapewin, Emma Dunn and David Holt.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Harold Young
- Script: Harold Buchman, Matt Taylor
- Photo: John W. Boyle
- Cast: Anita Louise (Sylvia Higgins), Dick Foran (Brainy Thornton), Charley Grapewin (Uncle Frank ’Lucky’ Higgins), Emma Dunn (Emmy ’Moms’ Dunn), David Holt (Billy Higgins), Berton Churchill (E. A. Dow), Samuel S. Hinds (’Dutch’ Bronson), Richard Lane (Abbott), Jerry Marlowe (Fitz), Frances Robinson (Jean), Dorothy Arnold (Dorothy), John Gallaudet (Kelly), Eddie Acuff (Eddie Gibbons), Dale Armstrong (Radio Announcer), Paul Barrett (Ticket Man), Margaret Brayton (Dow Secretary), Tommy Bupp (Second Boy), Irene Coleman (Dow Secretary), Kernan Cripps (Trainer), Robert Darrell (First Reporter), Eddie Dunn (Garrity), Billy Engle (Stranger), Martin Faust (Taxi Driver), Eddie Fetherston (Hotel Clerk), Jack Gardner (Second Reporter), Ben Lewis (Bus Conductor), Buster Phelps (First Boy), Russ Powell (Watchman), Cully Richards (Jesse), Bobbe Trefts (Dow Secretary), Bobby Watson (Stranger)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 60 min; B&W
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