Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons is a 1940 American mystery film directed by George B. Seitz and written by William R. Lipman and Marion Parsonnet. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Gail Patrick, Gene Reynolds, June Preisser, Ian Hunter, Leo Gorcey, William Tracy and El Brendel. The film was released on November 15, 1940, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1][2]

Gallant Sons
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Directed by	George B. Seitz
Screenplay by	William R. Lipman Marion Parsonnet
Produced by	Frederick Stephani
Starring	Jackie Cooper Bonita Granville Gail Patrick Gene Reynolds June Preisser Ian Hunter Leo Gorcey William Tracy El Brendel
Cinematography	Sidney Wagner
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Music by	David Snell
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	November 15, 1940 (1940-11-15)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Two boys, Johnny Davis and Byron "By" Newbold, are best friends. Their fathers, however, are not. By’s father is in charge of the local paper and usually confronts Johnny’s father about suspicious activity putting the boys at odds with one another.

Cast

• Jackie Cooper as Byron 'By' Newbold
• Bonita Granville as Kate Pendleton
• Gail Patrick as Clare Pendleton
• Gene Reynolds as Johnny Davis
• June Preisser as Dolly Matson
• Ian Hunter as 'Natural' Davis
• Leo Gorcey as 'Doc' Reardon
• William Tracy as 'Beefy' Monrose
• El Brendel as Olaf Larsen
• Tommy Kelly as Harwood 'Woody' Hollister
• Edward Ashley-Cooper as Al Posna
• Minor Watson as Barton Newbold
• Ferike Boros as Madame Wachek
• Charlotte Wynters as Estelle
• Don Douglas as Hackberry
• George Lessey as Judge