Former child star Jackie Cooper headlines this sentimental behind-the-scenes comedy drama. He plays an ex-child star who now jerks sodas for a living in Hollywood. He gets back into the movie business when he overhears a conversation between producers discussing their newest prodigy. Cooper butts in and suggests the producers remake Skippy (a real-life 1931 film that made young Cooper a star). The bigwigs like the idea and then hire Cooper to become the boy's acting coach. Once back on the backlot, Cooper finds both trouble and romance while helping the young boy adjust to life as a movie star.
Jackie Cooper
as Tiny Barlow
Susanna Foster
as Joan Winslow
Walter Abel
as Anthony J. Colder
Darryl Hickman
as Billy Doran
Ann Gillis
as Brenda Lee
William Demarest
as Papa Doran
Jackie Searl
as Georgie Clemons
Edith Meiser
as Jenny Sullivan (as Edith Meisser)
John Gallaudet
as Mickey Fadden
William Wright
as Hank Landon
Charles D. Brown
as Martin Carmichael
Norma Varden
as Mrs. Lee
