| Junior Army | |
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| Directed by | Lew Landers |
| Written by | Paul Gangelin |
| Produced by | Colbert Clark |
| Starring | Freddie Bartholomew Billy Halop Huntz Hall |
| Cinematography | Charles Edgar Schoenbaum |
| Edited by | Mel Thorsen |
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Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Junior Army is a 1942 American film directed by Lew Landers, starring Freddie Bartholomew,1 Billy Halop, and Huntz Hall, and released by Columbia Pictures.2
Plot
An English refugee, Freddie Hewlett, saves Jimmie Fletcher's life during an altercation with gang leader Bushy Thomas. He then proceeds to try to make a reformed man out of him.
Cast
- Freddie Bartholomew as Freddie Hewlett
- Billy Halop as James Fletcher
- Huntz Hall as Bushy Thomas
- Bobby Jordan as Jockey
- Boyd Davis as Maj. E.C. Carter
- William Blees as Cadet Capt. Wesley Rogers
- Richard Noyes as Cadet Sgt. Sable
- Joseph Crehan as Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
- Don Beddoe as Saginaw Jake
- Charles Lind as Cadet Pell
- Billy Lechner as Cadet Baker
- Peter Lawford as Cadet Wilbur
- Rudolph Anders as Horner - Nazi Saboteur
Cultural impact
The film is one of the earliest attempts to portray juveniles in a positive light during World War II.3
References
References
- Joseph Fusco (December 2012). Beyond Dead End: The Solo Careers of The Dead End Kids. BearManor Media. pp. 37–. GGKEY:4SP2GEDC3BD.
- "Junior Army". Archived from the original on July 2, 2012.
- Michael S. Shull (July 27, 2006). Hollywood War Films, 1937_ÑÐ1945: An Exhaustive Filmography of American Feature-Length Motion Pictures Relating to World War II. McFarland. pp. 270–. ISBN 978-1-4766-2178-4.