It's Tough to Be Famous

It's Tough to Be Famous
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Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Screenplay by	Robert Lord
Based on	The Goldfish Bowl; 1932 novel; by Mary C. McCall, Jr.
Starring	Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; Mary Brian; Harold Minjir; Emma Dunn; Walter Catlett; David Landau
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Cinematography	Byron Haskin; Sol Polito
Edited by	Ray Curtiss
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Release date	April 2, 1932;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It's Tough to Be Famous is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Robert Lord. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Mary Brian, Emma Dunn, Walter Catlett and David Landau. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 2, 1932.[1][2]

Plot

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When his submarine, S89, is sunk by an excursion boat, Scotty (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) is the last one left aboard after helping the crew to be rescued. However, navy divers are able to save Scotty and his heroics make him a hero. Retiring from the navy as a commander, he finds that, as a hero, he is in great demand. There are parades. Speeches, endorsements, banquets and autographs galore. Even his marriage to his sweetheart Janet (Mary Brian) is headline news. Everyone wants a piece of Scotty. The only thing that Scotty does not have in his freedom and a life of his own.

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
Mary Brian as Janet Porter McClenahan
Harold Minjir as Sutter
Emma Dunn as 'Moms' McClenahan
Walter Catlett as Joseph Craig 'Joe' Chapin
David Landau as Chief Petty Officer Steve Stevens
Oscar Apfel as S.J. Boynton
J. Carrol Naish as Lt. Blake
Louise Beavers as Ada
Lilian Bond as Edna Jackson

References

"It's Tough to Be Famous (1932) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
B.W.N. (April 9, 1932). "Movie Review - It's Tough to Be Famous - The Goldfish Bowl". NYTimes.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.

External links

It's Tough to Be Famous on IMDb
It's Tough to Be Famous at AllMovie
It's Tough to Be Famous at the TCM Movie Database
It's Tough to Be Famous at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[1] "It's Tough to Be Famous (1932) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.

[2] B.W.N. (April 9, 1932). "Movie Review - It's Tough to Be Famous - The Goldfish Bowl". NYTimes.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.