Other than using the same title this film has no connection to nor is there any film credit linking it to the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier. In this film, Kenneth Hale, a pampered, ...
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Cast
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| Jackie Moran | ... | Billy Whittaker | |
| Marcia Mae Jones | ... | Pige Blaine | |
| Ralph Morgan | ... | John Hale | |
| Claire Windsor | ... | Valerie Hale | |
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Charles D. Brown | ... | Calvin Whittaker |
| Marilyn Knowlden | ... | Julia Blaine | |
| Bradley Metcalfe | ... | Kenneth Hale | |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Hank | |
| Helen MacKellar | ... | Martha Whittaker | |
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Matty Fain | ... | Convict |
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Henry Roquemore | ... | Benjamin Blaine |
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Roger Gray | ... | Dutch |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | ... | Prison Warden | |
| Earle Hodgins | ... | Sheriff | |
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Johnnie Morris | ... | Jeff Blaine |
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Other than using the same title this film has no connection to nor is there any film credit linking it to the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier. In this film, Kenneth Hale, a pampered, snobbish young boy is sent by his father, John Hale, who has served time in prison for a crime he did not commit, down to the country farm of an old friend, Calvin Whittaker. The barefooted, honest and plucky Billy Whittaker, his girlfriend, Pige Bennett, and punky Kenneth get involved with a "haunted" house and a gang of crooks, while Billy helps make a "better man" out of Kenneth. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 August 1938 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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This film received its initial USA telecast Saturday 24 January 1942 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1). Post-WWII television viewers got their first look at it Friday 6 August 1948 on WATV (Channel 13) and Monday 25 October 1948 on WCBS (Channel 2); in Chicago it first aired Thursday 27 January 1949 on WBKB (Channel 4), and, on the West Coast, in Los Angeles, it was first seen Wednesday 8 February 1950 on KTSL (Channel 2). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I enjoyed this movie, because it showed children growing up in the same time period as my parents grew up in. It was like "Leave It To Beaver" (20 years earlier), Billy was Wally, Kenneth was Eddie and the sisters could have been a number of girls who liked Wally and were momentarily fooled by Eddie.
I liked seeing Billy stand up to Kenneth, but never really hurting him. Pige was one tough girl and little sister Julia the sweetie who didn't participate in any of the ruff stuff. Billy's mother was a worry wart and his Dad the calming influence, which reminds me of my parents.
The movie starts out with John Greenleaf Whittier's poem being recited, which brought back my Grade School days of having to memorize the poem and then write a parody of it.
If you only watch the all time great movies skip this one, but if you want to see a nice dumb movie you can sit back, relax and enjoy; Don't miss it!