Junior Army

Junior Army
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
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 26, 1942 (1942-11-26)(US)
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 and 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

1. Joseph Fusco (December 2012). Beyond Dead End: The Solo Careers of The Dead End Kids. BearManor Media. pp. 37–. GGKEY:4SP2GEDC3BD.
2. "Junior Army".
3. Michael S. Shull (27 July 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.

External links

• Junior Army at IMDb