Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
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William Wyler directed this melodramatic story about a boy who, after growing up in the shadow of his father, learns the old man wasn't all he claimed to be. Tom Brown (played, as coincidence would have it, by an actor named Tom Brown) is a boy who has been struggling to help his mother keep… More William Wyler directed this melodramatic story about a boy who, after growing up in the shadow of his father, learns the old man wasn't all he claimed to be. Tom Brown (played, as coincidence would have it, by an actor named Tom Brown) is a boy who has been struggling to help his mother keep body and soul together ever since the death of his father during World War I. The elder Brown died in combat when Tom was a baby, but her heroism earned him a posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor, and in tribute to his father a local American Legion post presents Tom with a full scholarship to attend the prestigious Culver Military Academy; while Tom has his doubts about his future as a soldier, he certainly understands the value of an education and accepts. However, its not until after he's enrolled at Culver that Tom learns the truth about his father -- "Doc" Brown (H.B. Warner) fled in the midst of battle, exchanging his identification with a dead soldier, and has been living the life of a coward ever since. Will Tom be able to restore the good name of the Brown family? Andy Devine, Sidney Toler, Slim Summerville and a young Tyrone Power highlight the supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Wyler
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
Defined by radical and often unprompted changes in characters' behavior.
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Cast
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Tom Brown
as Tom Brown
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H.B. Warner
as Dr. Henry Brown
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George "Slim" Summerville
as Elmer "Slim" Whitman
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Richard Cromwell
as Bob Randolph III
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Ben Alexander
as Ralph
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Sidney Toler
as Maj. Wharton
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Russell Hopton
as Legion Doctor
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Willard Robertson
as Capt. White
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Tyrone Power
as John
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Kit Guard
as K.O. Mooney the Boxer
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Betty Blythe
as Dolores Delight
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Andy Devine
as Mac the Call Boy
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Frank S. Hagney
as Fight Manager
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Lew Kelly
as Daffy Diner
- Alan Ladd
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Eugene Pallette
as Deaf Diner
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Norman Philips Jr.
as Ernest Carruthers
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Matty Roubert
as Cadet
- Dick Winslow
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Phil Dunham
as Counterman
