A man lies his way into hero status while the real heroes ship out—what could go wrong?
A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.
Acting
Claire Trevor elevates every scene she's in—no notes.
Production
Efficient 70-minute runtime from the B-movie golden age.
Director
Ray Enright
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
Bobby Larson
Ross
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released mid-WWII, this was part of Hollywood's massive 'home front morale' industry—films that made civilians feel essential while questioning what 'essential' meant.
Ray Enright directed this between two Abbott and Costello vehicles—explaining the tonal whiplash between drama and comic relief.
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