Stand-In

Stand-In
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTay Garnett
Charles Kerr (assistant)
Written byClarence Budington Kelland (story)
Gene Towne
C. Graham Baker
Produced byWalter Wanger (uncredited)
StarringLeslie Howard
Joan Blondell
Humphrey Bogart
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • October 29, 1937 (1937-10-29)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$523,869[1]
Box office$617,521[1]

Stand-In is a 1937 American screwball comedy directed by Tay Garnett and starring Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell and Humphrey Bogart. The film's screenplay was written by Gene Towne and C. Graham Baker from a story by Clarence Budington Kelland. It was produced by independent producer Walter Wanger, and released by United Artists. The film is set in Hollywood and satirizes[2][3] the film industry during the classical Hollywood era.

  1. ^ a b Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p438
  2. ^ "Movie of the Week: Stand-In". Life. November 1, 1937. p. 96.
  3. ^ Kennedy 2014, p. 84.