Tom Brown of Culver | |
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Directed by | William Wyler |
Starring | Tom Brown H. B. Warner Slim Summerville Richard Cromwell Ben Alexander Sidney Toler Andy Devine |
Production company | Universal |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Tom Brown of Culver is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by William Wyler. [1] The film will enter the public domain in 2028 as its copyright was renewed in 1960. [2]
A young man attends Culver Military Academy. He is the only son of a deceased soldier who received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Andrew Vabre Devine was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films, including his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature films. He also appeared alongside John Wayne in films such as Stagecoach (1939), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and How the West Was Won. He is also remembered as Jingles on the TV series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok from 1951 to 1958, as Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1937), and as the voice of Friar Tuck in the Disney Animation Studio film Robin Hood (1973).
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