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  • A Small Town Idol (1939)
  • Approved
    Short | 19 min | Short, Comedy
A Small Town Idol (1939)
Approved
Short | 19 min | Short, Comedy

In Sleepytown, cross-eyed Sam Smith and Mary Brown are about to get married. But the scoundrel, Jim Jones, wants Mary for himself. Jim uses a publicity still that Sam sent away for against him to show Sam the cad in the eyes of Mary. ...See moreIn Sleepytown, cross-eyed Sam Smith and Mary Brown are about to get married. But the scoundrel, Jim Jones, wants Mary for himself. Jim uses a publicity still that Sam sent away for against him to show Sam the cad in the eyes of Mary. Disgraced and without Mary, Sam leaves town and heads for Hollywood to redeem himself. Despite not being typical leading man material, Sam is able to make a success of it in Hollywood, and wants to return to Sleepytown a new man and to get Mary back. But Jim will not give Mary up without a fight, he using any means, including lying, to turn the town, including Mary, against Sam, their newly beloved hometown son. Written by Huggo See less
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Updated Feb 11, 1939

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Feb 11, 1939 (United States)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Ben Turpin
Sam Smith (archive footage) Sam Smith (archive footage)   See fewer
Phyllis Haver
Mary Brown (archive footage) Mary Brown (archive footage)   See fewer
Ramon Novarro
Dancer (archive footage) Dancer (archive footage)   See fewer
Marie Prevost
Marcella Mansfield (archive footage) Marcella Mansfield (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Murray
Sheriff Sparks (archive footage) (as Charlie Murray) Sheriff Sparks (archive footage) (as Charlie Murray)   See fewer
Louise Fazenda
Theatregoer (archive footage) Theatregoer (archive footage)   See fewer
James Finlayson
J. Wellington Jones (archive footage) (as Jim Finlayson) J. Wellington Jones (archive footage) (as Jim Finlayson)   See fewer
Dot Farley
Mrs. Smith (archive footage) Mrs. Smith (archive footage)   See fewer
Andy Clyde
Lynch Mob Member (archive footage) Lynch Mob Member (archive footage)   See fewer
Billy Bevan
Director (archive footage) Director (archive footage)   See fewer
Bert Roach
Martin Brown (archive footage) Martin Brown (archive footage)   See fewer
Al Cooke
Joe Barnum (archive footage) Joe Barnum (archive footage)   See fewer
Eddie Gribbon
Bandit Chief (archive footage) Bandit Chief (archive footage)   See fewer
John J. Richardson
Screen Villain (archive footage) (as Jack Richardson) Screen Villain (archive footage) (as Jack Richardson)   See fewer
The Mack Sennett Beauties
The Mack Sennett Beauties (archive footage) The Mack Sennett Beauties (archive footage)   See fewer
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