A Medal for Benny (1945)
3.5 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 17min
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- Synopsis:
- In a small town on the California coast, Charley Martin (J. Carrol Naish) can barely make ends meet and is shunned as the father of a thief. His son Benny joined the army after one too many scrapes with the law, and only Charley and Benny's fiancee, Lolita Sierra (Dorothy Lamour) have anything good to say about the boy. When they receive word that Benny is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, the opportunistic townspeople pretend that the Martins are cherished, eminent citizens.
- Actors:
- Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Córdova, J. Carrol Naish, Mikhail Rasumny, Fernando Alvarado, Charles Dingle, Frank McHugh, Rosita Moreno, Grant Mitchell, Douglass Dumbrille, Oliver Blake, Isabelita Castro, Eddy Chandler, Jimmie Dundee, Tom Fadden, Edward Fielding, Maxine Fife, Alice Fleming, Jack Gardner, Harry Hayden
- Directors:
- Irving Pichel
- Writers:
- Frank Butler, Jack Wagner
- Others:
- J. Carrol Naish, John Steinbeck
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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