Top Sergeant (film)

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Top Sergeant
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Written byLarry Rhine, Maxwell Shane, Ben Chapman, Griffin Jay
Produced byBen Pivar
Starring Leo Carrillo
Cinematography George Robinson
Edited byMilton Carruth
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • June 14, 1942 (1942-06-14)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Top Sergeant is a 1942 American crime film.

Plot

United States Army Sergeant Rusty Manson is on maneuvers with slackers Frenchy Devereaux and Andy Jarrett when robbers attack them and kill Manson's brother Jack. The man who pulled the trigger, Al Bennett, later joins the army and is assigned to Manson's unit. [1]

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References

  1. "Top Sergeant". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved August 2, 2015.