The Under-Pup

1939

1h 28m

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6.0/10

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A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families. At first made fun of and ridiculed because of her background, she determines to show the snooty rich girls she's just as good as they are.

Directors

Richard Wallace

Writers

I.A.R. Wylie(story by)

Grover Jones(screenplay by)

Stars

Gloria Jean

Robert Cummings

Nan Grey

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Pip-Emma Binns

Dennis Lane

Priscilla Adams

Grandpa

Miss Delphine Thornton

Janet Cooper

Mrs. Cooper

Mr. Layton

Letty Lou

Mr. Franklin Cooper

Tolio

Tolio's Son

Tolio's Son

Uncle Dan

Cecilia Layton

Dr. McKay

Mr. Binns

Mrs. Binns

Directors

Richard Wallace

Writers

I.A.R. Wylie(story by)

Grover Jones(screenplay by)

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5/10

Now, as a man who really doesn't much like children in films unless it's "Oliver!" (1968), I guess I was asking for trouble when I started to watch this. The opening scene features cinema debutante, the 13 year old Gloria Jean ("Pip-Emma"), giving us the equivalent of an audio postcard of Charles Previn's recent holiday in Switzerland. Yep, a good old fashioned yodel! Luckily, I couldn't be bothered fetching the remote control so decided to persevere and, actually, it's not entirely awful. The young girl wins an essay competition with a first prize of a summer camp experience in a facility frequented by wealthier girls. She arrives and is shunned by her hosts - except one of the teachers, and what follows is a depiction of just how cruel young children can be to one another. Our spunky heroine is not to be deterred, however, and she perseveres... No, there are no twists or turns, it turns out exactly as you would expect. Shirley Mills is quite good as the rather spoilt brat "Cecilia" and C. Aubrey Smith (aged 76) looks suitably fitting as the youngster's kindly, sagely, "Grandpa" as this battle of wills takes a lightly moralistic take en route to an ending that is never in doubt. You will either adore the singing or you won't (I didn't) and I suspect that will define how much you enjoy this. If you like the first ten minutes, then this is for you... if not, well...

Geronimo196722 Jun, 2022