Hero for a Day
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harold Young
Screenplay by	Harold Buchman
Story by	Matt Taylor
Produced by	Ken Goldsmith
Starring	Anita Louise Dick Foran Charley Grapewin Emma Dunn David Holt Berton Churchill
Cinematography	John W. Boyle
Edited by	Charles Maynard
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 6, 1939 (1939-10-06)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hero for a Day is a 1939 American drama film directed by Harold Young and written by Harold Buchman. The film stars Anita Louise, Dick Foran, Charley Grapewin, Emma Dunn, David Holt and Berton Churchill. The film was released on October 6, 1939, by Universal Pictures.^[1][2][3]

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• Anita Louise as Sylvia Higgins
• Dick Foran as 'Brainy' Thornton
• Charley Grapewin as Frank Higgins
• Emma Dunn as 'Mom' Higgins
• David Holt as Billy Higgins
• Berton Churchill as Dow
• Samuel S. Hinds as 'Dutch' Bronson
• Richard Lane as Abbott
• Jerry Marlowe as Fitz
• Frances Robinson as Jean
• Dorothy Arnold as Dorothy
• John Gallaudet as Luke Kelly

• Hero for a Day at IMDb