The Underdog

The Underdog

65 mins | Drama, War | Oct. 17, 1943

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.

The Underdog

65 mins | Drama, War | Oct. 17, 1943

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.
Producers Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
Original title The Underdog
Directors William Nigh
Writers Ben Lithman, Lawrence Taylor, Malvin Wald

Cast

Barton MacLane

as John Tate

Bobby Larson

as Henry Tate

Jan Wiley

as Amy Tate

Charlotte Wynters

as Mrs. Bailey

Conrad Binyon

as Spike

Elizabeth Valentine

as Mrs. Connors

Kenneth Harlan

as Eddie Mohr

George Anderson

as Kraeger

Jack Kennedy

as Officer O'Toole

Frank Ellis

as Old Timer (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

as Friendly Soldier (uncredited)

Jack Rockwell

as Fireman (uncredited)