On Dress Parade

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On Dress Parade

1939

1h 2m

6.5(4 votes)

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Overview

The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a military school.

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31 members

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Billy Halop

Cadet Maj. Rollins

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Bobby Jordan

Cadet Ronny Morgan

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Huntz Hall

Cadet Johnny Cabot

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Gabriel Dell

Cadet Georgie Warren

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Leo Gorcey

Slip Duncan

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Bernard Punsly

Dutch (as Bernard Punsley)

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John Litel

Col. Michael Riker

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Frankie Thomas

Cadet Lt. Murphy

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Cecilia Loftus

Mrs. Neeley

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Selmer Jackson

Capt. Evans Dover

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Aldrich Bowker

Father Ryan

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Douglas Meins

Hathaway

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William Gould

Dr. Lewis

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Donald Douglas

Col. Wm. Duncan

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Eddie Acuff

Fort Lewis Sergeant (uncredited)

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Jack Gardner

Soldier at Ordnance Magazine #4 (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

Doctor Attending Duncan (uncredited)

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Jesse Graves

Mess Hall Aaiter (uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)

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John Hamilton

A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)

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John Harron

Academy Officer Investigating Fracas (uncredited)

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Max Hoffman Jr.

Sergeant in the Trench (uncredited)

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William Hopper

Soldier Getting Radio Report from H4 (uncredited)

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Charles A. Lindbergh

Charles A. Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Soldier Reporting Blues at H5 (uncredited)

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George Offerman, Jr.

Enrollment Office Clerk (uncredited)

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Emory Parnell

Paddy - Policeman (uncredited)

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George Reeves

Southern Soldier in Trench (uncredited)

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John Ridgely

Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)

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Dick Simmons

H4 Radio Operator (uncredited)

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Elliott Sullivan

Leader at Position H4 (uncredited)

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