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Glamour Boy

  • 19411941
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Jackie Cooper, Susanna Foster, and Darryl Hickman in Glamour Boy (1941)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Marathon Pictures is stuck with Billy Doran, Whiz Quiz radio show star but a flop in Hollywood. Ex-child star Tiny Barlow suggests that the studio remake "Skippy", the film that made him fam... Read allMarathon Pictures is stuck with Billy Doran, Whiz Quiz radio show star but a flop in Hollywood. Ex-child star Tiny Barlow suggests that the studio remake "Skippy", the film that made him famous, with himself as coach for little Billy. A. J. Colder, Marathon's Mighty Mogul, agrees... Read allMarathon Pictures is stuck with Billy Doran, Whiz Quiz radio show star but a flop in Hollywood. Ex-child star Tiny Barlow suggests that the studio remake "Skippy", the film that made him famous, with himself as coach for little Billy. A. J. Colder, Marathon's Mighty Mogul, agrees. Joan Winslow, a contract player who has never had a part, is picked to replace balky Bre... Read all
IMDb RATING
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31
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  • Directors
    • Ralph Murphy
    • Ted Tetzlaff(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Val Burton(original screenplay)
    • F. Hugh Herbert(additional dialogue)
    • Bradford Ropes(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jackie Cooper
    • Susanna Foster
    • Walter Abel
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  • Directors
    • Ralph Murphy
    • Ted Tetzlaff(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Val Burton(original screenplay)
    • F. Hugh Herbert(additional dialogue)
    • Bradford Ropes(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jackie Cooper
    • Susanna Foster
    • Walter Abel
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    • 3Critic reviews
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    Walter Abel, Jackie Cooper, and Susanna Foster in Glamour Boy (1941)
    Jackie Cooper, Susanna Foster, and Ann Gillis in Glamour Boy (1941)
    Jackie Cooper and Susanna Foster in Glamour Boy (1941)
    Jackie Cooper and Darryl Hickman in Glamour Boy (1941)
    John Gallaudet, Ann Gillis, and Norma Varden in Glamour Boy (1941)
    John Gallaudet, Ann Gillis, and Norma Varden in Glamour Boy (1941)
    Jackie Cooper and Darryl Hickman in Glamour Boy (1941)
    Jackie Cooper and Darryl Hickman in Glamour Boy (1941)
    Jackie Cooper, Susanna Foster, Ann Gillis, and Darryl Hickman in Glamour Boy (1941)

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    Jackie Cooper
    Jackie Cooper
    • Tiny Barlowas Tiny Barlow
    Susanna Foster
    Susanna Foster
    • Joan Winslowas Joan Winslow
    Walter Abel
    Walter Abel
    • Anthony J. Colderas Anthony J. Colder
    Darryl Hickman
    Darryl Hickman
    • Billy Doranas Billy Doran
    Ann Gillis
    Ann Gillis
    • Brenda Leeas Brenda Lee
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • Papa Doranas Papa Doran
    Jackie Searl
    Jackie Searl
    • Georgie Clemonsas Georgie Clemons
    Edith Meiser
    Edith Meiser
    • Jenny Sullivanas Jenny Sullivan
    • (as Edith Meisser)
    John Gallaudet
    John Gallaudet
    • Mickey Faddenas Mickey Fadden
    William Wright
    William Wright
    • Hank Landonas Hank Landon
    Charles D. Brown
    • Martin Carmichaelas Martin Carmichael
    Norma Varden
    Norma Varden
    • Mrs. Leeas Mrs. Lee
    Kay Linaker
    Kay Linaker
    • Mrs. Emily Colderas Mrs. Emily Colder
    Maude Eburne
    Maude Eburne
    • Borax Bettyas Borax Betty
    Josephine Whittell
    Josephine Whittell
    • Helga Harrisas Helga Harris
    Olive Blakeney
    Olive Blakeney
    • Miss Treatas Miss Treat
    Karin Booth
    Karin Booth
    • Helen Trentas Helen Trent
    • (as Katharine Booth)
    Trevor Bardette
    Trevor Bardette
    • Sheriffas Sheriff
    • Directors
      • Ralph Murphy
      • Ted Tetzlaff(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Val Burton(original screenplay)
      • F. Hugh Herbert(additional dialogue)
      • Bradford Ropes(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its initial telecast took place in Omaha Tuesday 25 November 1958 on KETV (Channel 7), but apparently out of tune with contemporary cultural sensibilities, further airings were few and far between. In Phoenix it was first shown 30 May 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), and in Toledo 31 January 1960 on WTOL (Channel 11).
    • Connections
      Features Skippy (1931)
    • Soundtracks
      The Magic of Magnolias
      Lyrics by Frank Loesser

      Music by Victor Schertzinger

      Sung by Susanna Foster (uncredited)

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    6/10
    Glamour Boy - a double surprise
    Jackie Cooper was 19 when he made this picture, where he plays a character his same age, Tiny Barlow, no longer the glamour child star that ten years before won the audience´s hearts playing Skippy (a real Jackie Cooper success); not even the youngster who had a though rival in Melvyn Douglas for Deanna Durbin´s affections in That Certain Age (1938). He is now a grown-up boy capable still (or will it not be so?) to offer a good performance. When the story begins his character works as a soda barman and is mockingly referred to as "Glamour Boy" by one of the teenage players. He wants to come back to the movie business, but "in a big way". And he finally gets his chance, not in front of a camera but as a coach for child actor Billy Doran (Darryl Hickman), who at Tiny´s own suggestion is going to play a new version of Skippy. Billy is all but a simple child, yet both boys go on very well since their first meeting and so Tiny is in again. William Demarest as daddy Doran continuously clashes with his highly intellectual son, Walter Abel is the studio boss bound to intermittent lullaby singing, and Edith Meisner the efficient and sceptical secretary.

    The problems start when Tiny meets the lovely aspiring actress and singer Joan Winslow (Susanna Foster), who will also get her chance as a result of the insubordination of the studio´s teen female star, Brenda Lee (Ann Gillis). As she and Tiny come to like each other, Abel orders them to stay apart, threatening to fire Tiny. Young Billy, wanting to help him, reacts plotting a scheme to make things turn to his wishes, and this is what the second half of the picture is about.

    Susanna Foster, on the other side, was 16 when she made this picture and, same as her role, a promising new star possessing a wonderful voice with an astounding high range. She was being trained by Universal as a replacement for rebellious Miss Durbin, who precisely in 1941 was fighting against the studio to get more control on her pictures and would be on suspension for that reason (notice the coincidence). Little did they suspect that in real life Susanna would quit Hollywood even sooner that Deanna, that is, before she was 20 (Cooper, on the contrary, would successfully keep making pictures until old age). This was only her third picture and turns out to be one of the best. Because she is glamorously presented, sings several operatic and mostly melodic songs (starting with Sempre libera - another intended comparison with Miss Durbin ?) and is not second fiddle like she had been in the Great Victor Herbert and would be in several of her few future movies. This film also offers her a good story, a good cast and beautiful songs, and easy as it might seem all these ingredients were hardly seen together in her other pictures (only a dozen).

    So we have a double interest : on one side, the story of a grown-up child actor conscious of his past glory, striving to come back to movie business and teaching a younger sosias to play his own former role, while trying to share the fortune and affections of the feminine new promise; and on the other, the double lecture with plenty of parallelisms to real situations of the time, with the chance to see what´s going on in the studio lot, including school lapses for young players (even if they´re already married), viewing the rushes, meeting colleagues (like Cecil B. DeMille) and seeing how scenes are being shot from both the players and the technician´s side. This double story greatly adds to the interest of a musical comedy entertaining enough for itself, and makes it one of the best pictures Susanna Foster ever made. One that decidedly deserves to be watched and better known.
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    • Release date
      • December 5, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hearts in Springtime
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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