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The Devil Is a Sissy

"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Greatest Human Drama"

69
Audience
G 1936 · 1h 32m
Drama, Comedy
Starring Freddie Bartholomew · Jackie Cooper · Mickey Rooney
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A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.

Theatrical
Sep 18, 1936
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Writers
John Lee Mahin, Rowland Brown, Richard Schayer
Producer
Frank Davis
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
peer pressure divorced parents street kid probation assimilation father son relationship breaking and entering school yard urban neighborhood courage
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Cast

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F
Freddie Bartholomew
Claude Pierce
J
Jackie Cooper
'Buck' Murphy
M
Mickey Rooney
'Gig' Stevens
I
Ian Hunter
Jay Pierce
P
Peggy Conklin
Rose Hawley
K
Katharine Alexander
Hilda Pierce
G
Gene Lockhart
Mr. Jim Murphy
K
Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Murphy
G
Grant Mitchell
Paul Krumpp
G
George Davis
Charlie - the Diner Owner (uncredited)
J
Jonathan Hale
Judge Holmes
E
Etienne Girardot
Principal
S
Sherwood Bailey
'Bugs'
B
Buster Slaven
'Six-Toes'
H
Harold Huber
Willie
S
Stanley Fields
Joe
F
Frank Puglia
'Grandma'
E
Etta McDaniel
Molly
S
Stanley Andrews
Doctor
D
Don Brodie
Hilda's Chauffeur
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