Smart Politics

1948 1h 5m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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The growth of small-town juvenile crime starts a movement for the construction of a youth center. The project leaders discuss with town mayor Phineas Wharton Sr. about buying an old warehouse and rebuilding it as the Center. However, Wharton has plans to buy it himself for another project from which he would profit. But the Teen-Agers--Freddie, Dodie, Betty, Lee and Roy--now attending San Juan Junior College, think otherwise.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Freddie Stewart
Freddie Trimball
June Preisser
Dodie Rogers
Noel Neill
Betty Rogers
Frankie Darro
Roy Donne
Warren Mills
Lee Watson
Donald MacBride
Phineas Wharton Sr. / Phineas Wharton Jr.
Candy Candido
Alvin
Harry Tyler
Mr. Peabody

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Will Jason
Writers: Hal Collins, Monte Collins
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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 Will Jason, shot by Mack Stengler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William Austin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Freddie Stewart and June Preisser and Noel Neill carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040803 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Will Jason directs. Mack Stengler behind the camera. William Austin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
278 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 Will Jason, shot by Mack Stengler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor William Austin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Freddie Stewart and June Preisser and Noel Neill carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0040803 — 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: Mack Stengler
Editing: William Austin
Makeup / hair: Harry Ross
Runtime: 65 min · 1h 5m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Smart Politics (1948)

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.