A boy, his dog, and the last time Hollywood let kids just be kids.
Acting
Janet Burston's 'Butch' steals every scene she's in.
Production
Genuine 1940s small-town locations, zero studio fakery.
Practical Effects
Ginger the dog: no CGI, just pure trained goodness.
Director
Oliver Drake
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Oliver Drake's directorial debut after decades as a B-movie screenwriter.
One of the last 'Our Gang'-style innocent kid pictures before postwar cynicism took over Hollywood.
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