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  • Hero for a Day (1939)
  • Approved
    60 min | Drama
Hero for a Day (1939)
Approved
60 min | Drama

When a night watchman is mistaken for a wealthy college alumnus, his family and friends help him go along with the pretense.
Director
Writers
Harold Buchman (screenplay) | Matt Taylor (original story "The Old Grad")
Cinematographer
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Status
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Updated Oct 6, 1939

Release date
Oct 6, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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32 cast members
Name Known for
Anita Louise
Sylvia Higgins Sylvia Higgins   See fewer
Dick Foran
Brainy Thornton Brainy Thornton   See fewer
Charley Grapewin
Uncle Frank 'Lucky' Higgins Uncle Frank 'Lucky' Higgins   See fewer
Emma Dunn
Emmy 'Moms' Dunn Emmy 'Moms' Dunn   See fewer
David Holt
Billy Higgins Billy Higgins   See fewer
Berton Churchill
E. A. Dow E. A. Dow   See fewer
Samuel S. Hinds
'Dutch' Bronson 'Dutch' Bronson   See fewer
Richard Lane
Abbott Abbott   See fewer
Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Dorothy   See fewer
Eddie Acuff
Eddie Gibbons (uncredited) Eddie Gibbons (uncredited)   See fewer
Dale Armstrong
Radio Announcer (uncredited) Radio Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Barrett
Ticket Man (uncredited) Ticket Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Brayton
Dow Secretary (uncredited) Dow Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Tommy Bupp
Second Boy (uncredited) Second Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Irene Coleman
Dow Secretary (uncredited) Dow Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Kernan Cripps
Trainer (uncredited) Trainer (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Darrell
First Reporter (uncredited) First Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Dunn
Garrity (uncredited) Garrity (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Egger
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Engle
Stranger (uncredited) Stranger (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Faust
Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Fetherston
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Hotel Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gardner
Second Reporter (uncredited) Second Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Lewis
Bus Conductor (uncredited) Bus Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Buster Phelps
First Boy (uncredited) First Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Powell
Watchman (uncredited) Watchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Cully Richards
Jesse (uncredited) Jesse (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobbe Trefts
Dow Secretary (uncredited) Dow Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Watson
Stranger (uncredited) Stranger (uncredited)   See fewer
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