My Pal Wolf

My Pal Wolf is a 1944 American drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker from a screenplay by Lillie Hayward, Leonard Praskins, and John Paxton, based on the story by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film was released on October 8, 1944.[2][3] The film stars Sharyn Moffett (in her film debut), Jill Esmond, Una O'Connor, George Cleveland, Charles Arnt, and Claire Carleton. In addition to Moffett's debut, this picture also marked the production debut of Adrian Scott, who was a writer and producer, who would become a member of the Hollywood Ten.

My Pal Wolf
Directed byAlfred L. Werker
Fred Fleck (assistant)
Produced byAdrian Scott
Screenplay byLillie Hayward
Leonard Praskins
John Paxton
Story byFrederick Hazlitt Brennan
StarringSharyn Moffett
Jill Esmond
George Cleveland
Charles Arnt
Una O'Connor
Claire Carleton
Music byC. Bakaleinikoff
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Edited byHarry Marker
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • October 8, 1944 (1944-10-08) (United States)[1]
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A young girl, Gretchen, finds an AWOL army German Shepherd dog and befriends it, naming it Wolf. When she takes it home, her strict governess notifies the Army who comes around to claim it. Wolf escapes from the army training camp and finds his way back to Gretchen. She and her friends go to Washington to see if the Secretary of War will give her the dog, to no avail. But in the end she gets a puppy to replace Wolf.

Cast

References
  1. "My Pal Wolf: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  2. P.P.K. (1944-10-09). "Movie Review - My Pal Wolf - 'My Pal, Wolf,' Which Drags the War Into Nursery, at Republic - Swedish Film at 48th St. Cinema". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  3. "My Pal Wolf (1944) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 7 October 2015.


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