The Underdog

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.

• William NighDirector
• Ben LithmanScreenplay

• Barton MacLaneJohn Tate
• Bobby LarsonHenry Tate
• Jan WileyAmy Tate
• Charlotte WyntersMrs. Bailey
• Conrad BinyonSpike
• Elizabeth ValentineMrs. Connors
• Kenneth HarlanEddie Mohr
• George AndersonKraeger
• Jack KennedyOfficer O'Toole
• Frank EllisOld Timer (uncredited)
• I. Stanford JolleyFriendly Soldier (uncredited)
• Jack RockwellFireman (uncredited)