The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle in the Pacific war-zone, decorated, and spotted in a newsreel by his family. The family asks the War Department to discharge him and send him home.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Jack MossDirector
- Louis SolomonScreenplay
- Harold BuchmanScreenplay
Cast
- Robert BenchleyBen Stevens
- Barbara Jo AllenMadge Stevens
- Conrad JanisRonald Stevens
- Nanette ParksLaura Jessup
- Janis WilsonKate Hereford
- Jimmy LloydDanny Baker
- Enid MarkeyAunt Emily
- Marcia Mae JonesMartha
- Byron FoulgerPhil Ford
- Eva PuigJosephina
- Ray MayerDetective
- Winfield SmithCol. West