Keep Smiling (1938)

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Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary.
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Aug 12, 1938
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Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary.

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