- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1932-04-02
- Director: Alfred E. Green
- Writers: Mary McCall , Robert Lord
- Language: English
- Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Mary Brian , Harold Minjir , Emma Dunn , Walter Catlett , David Landau , Oscar Apfel , Terrance Ray , J. Carrol Naish , Louise Beavers
- Runtime: 79 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Herói por Acaso (Brazil) , I guai della celebrità (Italy) , It's Tough to Be Famous , Goldfish Bowl (United States of America) , It's Tough to Be Famous (United States of America) , Marinlöjtnant Scotty (Sweden) , マネキン英雄 (Japan)
- Plot: When his submarine, S89, is sunk by an excursion boat, Scotty is the last one left aboard after helping the crew to be rescued. However, Navy divers are able to save Scotty and his heroics make him a hero. Retiring from the Navy as a Commander, he finds that, as a hero, he is in great demand. There are parades. speeches, endorsements, banquets and autographs galore. Even his marriage to his sweetheart Janet is headline news. Everyone wants a piece of Scotty. The only thing that Scotty does not have is his freedom and a life of his own.
- IMDB:tt0021919
It’s Tough to Be Famous Cast · · · ALL
Alfred E. Green
Director
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
Mary Brian
Janet Porter McClenahan
Harold Minjir
Sutter, the Ghost Writer (as Harold Minjer)
Emma Dunn
'Moms' McClenahan
Walter Catlett
Joseph Craig 'Joe' Chapin
David Landau
Chief Petty Officer Steve Stevens
Oscar Apfel
S.J. Boynton
Terrance Ray
Sanford, Naval Officer Helping Scotty
Louise Beavers
Ada, Janet's Maid