High School Hero

"A Story of "FORWARD PASSES!""

1946 1h 9m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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The Teen-Agers are down in the dumps: their football team faces almost-certain defeat, the school paper might need to suspend publication because circulation is so low, and the principal intends to replace student performers with professionals.

“A Story of "FORWARD PASSES!"”

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Cast

Freddie Stewart
Freddie Trimball
June Preisser
Dodie Rogers
Anne Rooney
Addie Rogers
Noel Neill
Betty Rogers
Frankie Darro
Roy Donne
Warren Mills
Lee Watson
Milton Kibbee
Professor Owen Townley
Belle Mitchell
Miss Matilda Hinklefink

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Writers: Arthur Dreifuss, Hal Collins
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Teen-Agers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arthur Dreifuss, shot by Ira H. Morgan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Freddie Stewart and June Preisser and Anne Rooney carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Story of "FORWARD PASSES!"".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0038601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Arthur Dreifuss directs. Ira H. Morgan behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Teen-Agers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Arthur Dreifuss, shot by Ira H. Morgan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Freddie Stewart and June Preisser and Anne Rooney carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A Story of "FORWARD PASSES!"".
8IMDB entry: tt0038601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ira H. Morgan
Runtime: 69 min · 1h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: High School Hero (1946)

Part of

The Teen-Agers Collection

The Teen-Agers is a series of seven coming-of-age musical comedy films produced by Monogram Pictures from 1946 to 1948. The eighth film, Music Man, is unofficial as while it features most of the franchise stars, they play new characters.