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A Medal for Benny

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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 fiancée, 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.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/16/2011
B-
By today's standards, this small-town melodrama about hypocrisy, based on John Steinbeck's writing, is sentimental, but it made an impression when originally made. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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steve d 07/22/2020 The premise and acting is better than the script. See more 05/08/2016 Folksy wartime tale (with a story by John Steinbeck) is quite enjoyable. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Irving Pichel

Director

Dorothy Lamour

Lolita Sierra

Arturo de Cordova

Joe Morales

J. Carrol Naish

Charley Martin

Mikhail Rasumny

Raphael Catalina

Fernando Alvarado

Chito Sierra
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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 fiancée, 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.
Director
Irving Pichel
Screenwriter
Frank Butler
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 16, 1945, Original
Runtime
1h 17m