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Hero for a Day
Released: October 6, 1939 (1939)
Runtime: 66 minutes
Genres: Drama
When a night watchman is mistaken for a wealthy college alumnus, his family and friends help him go along with the pretense.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Charley Grapewin as Uncle Frank "Lucky" Higgins
Age at release: 69
- Emma Dunn as Emmy "Moms" Higgins
Age at release: 65
- Samuel S. Hinds as "Dutch" Bronson
Age at release: 64
- Berton Churchill as E.A. Dow
Age at release: 62
- Jerry Marlowe as Fitz
Age at release: 42
- Richard Lane as Abbott
Age at release: 40
- Dick Foran as Brainy Thornton
Age at release: 29
- Anita Louise as Sylvia Higgins
Age at release: 24
- Frances Robinson as Jean
Age at release: 23
- David Holt as Billy Higgins
Age at release: 12
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- John Gallaudet as Kelly
Age at release: 36
- Dorothy Arnold as Dorothy
Age at release: 21