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Directed by
  
Alfred E. Green

Music by
  
Leo F. Forbstein

Director
  
Alfred E. Green

Production company
  
First National Pictures

6.1/10
IMDb

Screenplay by
  
Robert Lord

Initial release
  
1932

Music director
  
Leo F. Forbstein

Written by
  
Robert Lord

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Based on
  
The Goldfish Bowl 1932 novel by Mary C. McCall, Jr.

Starring
  
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Mary Brian Harold Minjir Emma Dunn Walter Catlett David Landau

Cinematography
  
Byron Haskin Sol Polito

Cast
  
Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Mary Brian, Walter Catlett, Emma Dunn, David Landau

Similar
  
The Life of Jimmy Dolan, Scarlet Dawn, The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, Union Depot, The Bachelor Daddy

It's Tough to Be Famous is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Robert Lord. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Mary Brian, Emma Dunn, Walter Catlett and David Landau. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 2, 1932.

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Plot

When his submarine, S89, is sunk by an excursion boat, Scotty (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) is the last one left aboard after helping the crew to be rescued. However, navy divers are able to save Scotty and his heroics make him a hero. Retiring from the navy as a commander, he finds that, as a hero, he is in great demand. There are parades. Speeches, endorsements, banquets and autographs galore. Even his marriage to his sweetheart Janet (Mary Brian) is headline news. Everyone wants a piece of Scotty. The only thing that Scotty does not have in his freedom and a life of his own.

Cast

  • Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
  • Mary Brian as Janet Porter McClenahan
  • Harold Minjir as Sutter
  • Emma Dunn as 'Moms' McClenahan
  • Walter Catlett as Joseph Craig 'Joe' Chapin
  • David Landau as Chief Petty Officer Steve Stevens
  • Oscar Apfel as S.J. Boynton
  • J. Carrol Naish as Lt. Blake
  • Louise Beavers as Ada
  • References

    It's Tough to Be Famous Wikipedia