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6.2/10   9 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Lou Breslow (writer)
Adele Comandini (writer)
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Release Date:
29 June 1943 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Glorifying The American Girl... On The Home Front!
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Never tell a kid a lie more (2 total)

Cast

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Claire Trevor ... Ruth Jones
Jess Barker ... Oliver Yates
Edgar Buchanan ... Jonesey Jones
Tom Neal ... Charlie Edmonds
Albert Bassermann ... Dr. Carl Hesser
Henry Armetta ... Mike Zaloris
Scotty Beckett ... Jimmy Dixon
Tommy Cook ... Johnny Zaloris
Frank Sully ... Joe Briggs
Douglas Leavitt ... Monty King
Rosina Galli ... Katy Zaloris
William Roy ... Plunkett (as Billy Roy)
Conrad Binyon ... Rob Coles
Bobby Larson ... Ross
Rudy Wissler ... Wilson
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Right Guy (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
70 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Never tell a kid a lie, 13 April 2007
6/10
Author: Chris (Asgardian) from Adelaide, South Australia

A mild teacher at a military school for young boys is keen to elevate himself to hero status by enlisting to fight in WW2. However he is refused entry due to a perforated ear drum, a condition about which he sees an eminent doctor, who assures him that with care, and a little time, is curable.

Due to his enlistment being just postponed, in his eyes, he tells what he believes to be a small lie, telling his former students he has been accepted and is in Army training. He thinks this will be of no consequence because he will soon be accepted.

Guess again, the results of even just one harmless lie lead to chaos in his temporary job at the shipbuilding yards, the military school, his boarding house, the FBI, the military and police.

Claire Trevor's presence is a joy to watch as the love interest, while the rest of the cast are competent.

Another hard to find movie that is worth the time to search for.

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