I. “…..Duke played a college student in the film, and it was to be his last job as a prop man and bit part player. By the time Rough romance and Cheer up and smile were released, he was working on location in a $2 million film [The Big trail] – as its star.”
II. “Cheer up and smile (William Fox studios 1930)… Duke played a college student in this campus musical comedy, billed as Duke Morrison.”
III. “[Cast]…..Duke Morrison, (John Wayne).”
IV. American Film Institute lists cast “Dixie Lee (Margie), Arthur Lake (Eddie Fripp), Olga Baclanova (Yvonne), "Whispering" Jack Smith (Himself), Johnny Arthur (Andy), Charles Judels (Pierry) , John Darrow (Tom), Sumner Getchell (Paul), Franklin Pangborn (Professor), Buddy Messinger (Donald). Directed by Sidney Lanfield.” 8
V. No print has been viewed by the American Film Institute.8
VI. “Primary sources for this filmography are the credits appearing in the films themselves….Cheer up and smile John Wayne as college student billed as Duke Morrison.”
VII. “Way down in the cast list is Duke Morrison.”
VIII. “Cast:…John Wayne.”
IX. Preserved copy in UCLA18
With thanks to Elly
John Wayne Before Stagecoach