Junior Army Explained

Junior Army
Director:	Lew Landers
Producer:	Colbert Clark
Starring:	Freddie Bartholomew Billy Halop Huntz Hall
Cinematography:	Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Editing:	Mel Thorsen
Studio:	Columbia Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Junior Army is a 1942 American film directed by Lew Landers, starring Freddie Bartholomew,^[1] Billy Halop, and Huntz Hall, and released by Columbia Pictures.^[2]

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.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Joseph Fusco. Beyond Dead End: The Solo Careers of The Dead End Kids. December 2012. BearManor Media. 37–. GGKEY:4SP2GEDC3BD.
2. Web site: Junior Army.
3. Book: Michael S. Shull. Hollywood War Films, 1937_ÑÐ1945: An Exhaustive Filmography of American Feature-Length Motion Pictures Relating to World War II. 27 July 2006. McFarland. 978-1-4766-2178-4. 270–.