
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.

Lawrence Cromwell

Mary Adams

Jimmy Dugan

Sylvia Froos

John Boles

John Harly

Shirley Dugan

Secretary to President
Boy Scout
Aunt Jemima

Senator Danforth

Senator Short

Nick Foran

Eustis Dinwiddle

Hill-Billy

Stepin Fetchit
Voice of Jimmy Durante Penguin (voice, uncredited)

White House Secretary / Chorine (uncredited)

Boy Auditioning for Miss Adams (uncredited)
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Toe Dancer

Toe Dancer

Washington Press Correspondent

Dance Director

Angie
Child's Mother
General Lee
Quartet Member

Quartet Member

Secretary

Secretary
Secretary

Blue Nose Hour Radio Announcer (voice)
Correspondent

Reformer

Secret Service Man


Stenographer

Secretary

Stenographer

Presidential Naval Aide

Radio Announcer

Irish Washerwoman
Chorine

Boy at Audition for Miss Adams

Senator

White House Correspondent

Rube Farmer

Zelda
Featured Blonde in Baby Take a Bow Number

Professor Hi De Ho


Beamish
Elephant Trainer
Fashion Model

Boy's Mother

Senator Jenkins

Fosdick
Rope Spinner

Stenographer
Senator

Reformer

Reformer

Quartet Member
Secretary


Senator

Secretary

Senator

Quartet Member

Vaudevillian

Stenographer

Turner
Hillbilly's Wife
Secretary

Stenographer

President (voice)
Chorus Girl
Director
Original Music Composer
Producer
Art Direction
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Editor
Costume Design
Art Direction
Dialogue
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