A Medal for Benny

6% want to see it

Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Córdova
In theaters Apr 16, 1945
Unrated, 1 hr. 17 min.

Movie Info

Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Córdova, J. Carrol Naish, Mikhail Rasumny, Fernando Alvarado, Charles Dingle, Frank McHugh, Rosita Moreno, Grant Mitchell, Douglas Dumbrille
Director: Irving Pichel
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 1 hr. 17 min.
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Theater Release: Apr 16, 1945
Synopsis: John Steinbeck cowrote this sometimes hilarious, sometimes heart-wrenching study of small-town hypocrisy. Shiftless Benny (who is never seen) has been tossed out of his Southern California town by the "proper" citizens. Drafted into the army, Benny is killed in action--and now that he's a hero, his old home town gears up for a Congressional Medal of Honor ceremony. Suddenly the same upright townsfolk who'd previously scorned Benny and his impoverished father (J. Carroll Naish) bend over backward

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
    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small-town melodrama about hypocrisy, based on John Steinbeck's writing, is sentimental, but it made an impression when originally made. More...