The Spirit of Culver

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The Spirit of Culver
Directed by Joseph Santley
Written by Tom Buckingham
George Green
Clarence Marks
Whitney Bolton
Nathanael West
Produced byBurt Kelly
Starring Jackie Cooper
Freddie Bartholomew
Andy Devine
Cinematography Elwood Bredell
Edited byFrank Gross
Music by Frank Skinner
Charles Henderson
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • March 10, 1939 (1939-03-10)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Spirit of Culver is a 1939 drama starring Jackie Cooper and Freddie Bartholomew. Directed by Joseph Santley and written by Whitney Bolton and Nathanael West, the film is a remake of 1932's Tom Brown of Culver.

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Plot

Tom Allen, the son of a decorated war hero who is feared to have died in battle, wins a scholarship to the Culver Military Academy. His arrogance and unwillingness to comply with the academy's strict rules soon gets him in trouble, but through the help of his roommate he gets by.

Cast

Production

Filming took place partly at Culver Military Academy. Tim Holt had been a student there. [1]

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References

  1. Hopper, Hedda (February 19, 1939). "COMINGS AND GOINGS.... NEWS OF STAGE AND SCREEN: Culver Opus Given Expert Supervision Gen. Gignilliat, Head of Academy, Handling Technique". Los Angeles Times. p. C3.