An east coast efficiency expert, who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a financially troubled Hollywood studio, receives some help from a former child star who now works as a stand-in for the studio.
Stand-In is of 1 hour(s) and 31 minute(s). It is Produced By: United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions. It was released on 1937-10-29. It has the tagline: Hail! The conquering hero comes! It has an average vote of 6.25 on TMDB.
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