The Underdog
DirectorWilliam Nigh
“COURAGE PROVED BY FIRE... Even a Quitter Can Be A Hero When The Chips Are Down!”
During WWII, a strong-willed 12-year-old boy tries to steer his vocationally and maritally confused father straight, at the same time striving to keep his honor while the gang in his new neighborhood bully him.
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Cast
Barton MacLane
John Tate
Bobby Larson
Henry Tate
Jan Wiley
Amy Tate
Charlotte Wynters
Mrs. Bailey
Conrad Binyon
Spike
Elizabeth Valentine
Mrs. Connors
Kenneth Harlan
Eddie Mohr
George Anderson
Kraeger
Jack Kennedy
Officer O'Toole
Frank Ellis
Old Timer (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Friendly Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Rockwell
Fireman (uncredited)
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