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Junior Army
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Wikipedia article
'Junior Army' is a 1942 American film directed by Lew Landers, starring Freddie Bartholomew, Billy Halop, and Huntz Hall, and released by Columbia Pictures.
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.
References
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