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7.0A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.
Released: 1936-09-1892 minDir: W.S. Van DykeComedy, Drama
Cast
- Freddie Bartholomew as Claude Pierce
- Jackie Cooper as 'Buck' Murphy
- Mickey Rooney as 'Gig' Stevens
- Ian Hunter as Jay Pierce
- Peggy Conklin as Rose Hawley
- Katharine Alexander as Hilda Pierce
Themes
- peer pressure
- divorced parents
- street kid
- probation
- assimilation
- father son relationship
- breaking and entering
- school yard
- urban neighborhood
- courage
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
607 votes
- Year
- 1936
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 1 win
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- W. S. Van Dyke
- Cast member
- Etta McDaniel
- Composer
- Herbert Stothart
- Cinematographer
- Harold Rosson
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 892946
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1936-01-01
- title
- The Devil Is a Sissy
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Tom Held
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
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