
The Underdog (1943)
COURAGE PROVED BY FIRE... Even a Quitter Can Be A Hero When The Chips Are Down!
65 min
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.
- Release date
- October 17, 1943
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Barton MacLane as John Tate
- Bobby Larson as Henry Tate
- Jan Wiley as Ämy Tate
- Charlotte Wynters as Mrs. Bailey
- George Anderson as Kraeger
- Conrad Binyon as Spike
- Frank Ellis as Old Timer
- Kenneth Harlan as Eddie Mohr
- I. Stanford Jolley as Friendly Soldier
- Jack Kennedy as Officer O'Toole
Crew
- William Nigh · Director
- Ben Lithman · Writer
- Lawrence Taylor · Writer
- Malvin Wald · Writer
- Max Alexander · Producer
- Robert E. Cline · Cinematographer
- Charles Henkel Jr. · Editor