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Writers:
Rice E. Cochran (novel)
Leonard Praskins (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 September 1953 (USA) more
Plot:
Snobby TV star (Clifton Webb) worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and that's why his TV show is failing... more | add synopsis
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cute little movie more (9 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Clifton Webb | ... | Robert Jordan |
| Edmund Gwenn | ... | Dr. Stone |
| George Winslow | ... | Mike Marshall (as George 'Foghorn' Winslow) |
| Frances Dee | ... | Helen Jordan |
| Veda Ann Borg | ... | Blonde |
| Orley Lindgren | ... | Ace |
 | Jimmy Hawkins | ... | Herbie Weber |
| Jimmy Moss | ... | Vernon Swanson |
| Sammy Ogg | ... | Harold Johnson |
| Skip Torgerson | ... | Christy Kerns |
| Lee Aaker | ... | Arthur |
| Mickey Little | ... | Chick |
| Jon Gardner | ... | Larry |
| Sarah Selby | ... | Mrs. Weber |
| Amanda Randolph | ... | Savannah, the Maid |
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87 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #16550) | Finland:S
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Mister Scoutmaster Director Henry Levin and and young cast member Jimmy Hawkins were re-united in 1980 when Mr. Hawkins turned to Producing. Jimmy hired Mr. Levin to direct the NBC MOW ‘Scout's Honor’ starring Gary Coleman. It was loosely based on Mister Scoutmaster. Mr. Levin died on the set while directing the final scene of ‘Scout's Honor’. Mr. Hawkins gathered the cast and crew together the next morning to finish directing the production. Mr. Coleman dedicated the movie in honor of Mr. Levin. more
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Remade as Scout's Honor (1980) (TV) more
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Mister Scoutmaster (1953)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Minorities in Scouting in 1953? | fgoodwin |
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This movie was never intended as a big-budget film but was a cute little picture that pretty much anyone could enjoy. It probably won't change your life, but it is certainly charming and engaging.
Clifton Webb plays a curmudgeon (that's certainly not new) who has a TV. However, his ratings are failing and he is worried about cancellation. So he decides maybe he is too out of touch with kids--as he and his wife have none of their own. So, he volunteers as a scoutmaster and regrets doing this almost immediately! Remember, he IS a curmudgeon and doesn't particularly like kids. To make things worse, one of the kids really likes him and follows him like a lost puppy. No matter how indifferently he acts towards the kid, the child just wants to spend time with him! The kid is cute and nearly steals the show all by himself!
What happens next and the twists and turns of the movie are something you'll just have to find out for yourself. Understand that this is a light, cute and yet not cloying movie you'll probably enjoy.