Freddie Steps Out (1946)

A high school student is mistaken for a famous radio singer who's turned up missing. Complications ensue.

Director:

Arthur Dreifuss

Writer:

Hal Collins (original screenplay)

Stars:

Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Warren Mills

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Freddie Stewart	...	Freddie Trimball / Frankie the Crooner
June Preisser	...	Dodie Rogers
Warren Mills	...	Lee Roberts
Anne Rooney	...	Addie Rogers (as Ann Rooney)
Noel Neill	...	Betty Rogers
Jackie Moran	...	Jimmy Forrest
Frankie Darro	...	Roy Donne
Milton Kibbee	...	Professor Townley (as Milt Kibbee)
Belle Mitchell	...	Miss Hinklefink
Edythe Elliott	...	Mrs. Rogers
Murray Davis	...	Tiny
Claire James	...	Frankie's Wife
Douglas Fowley	...	Coach Carter
Emmett Vogan	...	Professor
Terry Lee Carlson	...	Student

Storyline

A radio singer and heart-throbber of the teen-age girls disappears. Freddie Trimble, a high-school student who is the exact double of the swooner-crooner, and his friends, motivated by bad intentions, point him out as the missing man. This cause a messy problem or tow, but it gets really messy when the singer's wife and baby show up.

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Plot Keywords:

radio singer | high school student | high school | baby | exact double | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 1946 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sweet Sixteen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Sarge Goes to College (1947)

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Soundtracks

"Red Skin Rhumba"
(uncredited)
Music by Charlie Barnet

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