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Director Alfred E. Green | 6.1/10 IMDb Initial release 1932 Music director Leo F. Forbstein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on The Goldfish Bowl1932 novelby Mary C. McCall, Jr. Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Mary BrianHarold MinjirEmma DunnWalter CatlettDavid Landau Cinematography Byron HaskinSol Polito Cast 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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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.