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The Underdog

8.019431h 5mMovieWarDrama

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.

DirectorWilliam Nigh
WritersBen Lithman·Lawrence Taylor

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Cast · Directed by William Nigh

BMBarton MacLane
Barton MacLane
John Tate
BLBobby Larson
Bobby Larson
Henry Tate
JWJan Wiley
Jan Wiley
Amy Tate
CWCharlotte Wynters
Charlotte Wynters
Mrs. Bailey
CB
Conrad Binyon
Spike
EVElizabeth Valentine
Elizabeth Valentine
Mrs. Connors
KHKenneth Harlan
Kenneth Harlan
Eddie Mohr
GA
George Anderson
Kraeger
JK
Jack Kennedy
Officer O'Toole
FEFrank Ellis
Frank Ellis
Old Timer (uncredited)
IJI. Stanford Jolley
I. Stanford Jolley
Friendly Soldier (uncredited)
JRJack Rockwell
Jack Rockwell
Fireman (uncredited)

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More from Bobby Larson · Co-star actor

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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1939 · 7.8
Woman of the Year
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1942 · 7.0
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
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1941 · 7.0
The Doctor Takes a Wife
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1940 · 6.8
The Bank Dick
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1940 · 6.6
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
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1942 · 6.4
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
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1944 · 7.1
Design for Scandal
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1941 · 5.1
Out West with the Peppers
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1940 · 6.0
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1946 · 6.4
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More from William Nigh · Director

School for Girls
School for Girls
1934 · 7.5
He Couldn't Take It
He Couldn't Take It
1933 · 10.0
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1934 · 7.0
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
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Black Dragons
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1942 · 4.6
Monte Carlo Nights
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1934 · 5.9
Rose of the Rio Grande
Rose of the Rio Grande
1938 · 7.0
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
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1942 · 5.3
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948 · 5.6
Mr. Wise Guy
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1942 · 6.6
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