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The Under-Pup

  • 19391939
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
88
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POPULARITY
115,589
1,843
Beulah Bondi, Robert Cummings, Ann Gillis, Nan Grey, Gloria Jean, Margaret Lindsay, C. Aubrey Smith, and Virginia Weidler in The Under-Pup (1939)
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A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families. At first ridiculed and scorned because of her background, she determines to sho... Read allA young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families. At first ridiculed and scorned because of her background, she determines to show the snooty rich girls that she's just as good as they are.A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families. At first ridiculed and scorned because of her background, she determines to show the snooty rich girls that she's just as good as they are.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
88
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
115,589
1,843
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    • Director
      • Richard Wallace
    • Writers
      • I.A.R. Wylie(story)
      • Grover Jones(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Gloria Jean
      • Robert Cummings
      • Nan Grey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Richard Wallace
    • Writers
      • I.A.R. Wylie(story)
      • Grover Jones(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Gloria Jean
      • Robert Cummings
      • Nan Grey
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    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Gloria Jean and Virginia Weidler in The Under-Pup (1939)
    Gloria Jean in The Under-Pup (1939)
    Gloria Jean and C. Aubrey Smith in The Under-Pup (1939)
    Billy Gilbert and C. Aubrey Smith in The Under-Pup (1939)
    Ann Gillis, Nan Grey, Gloria Jean, Iris Kirksey, Joanne Lybrook, Ann MacLean, Shirley Mills, Jean Porter, Carol Stevens, Virginia Weidler, Marjorie Whatley, Ida Mae Hays, June Harlan, and Joyce Aehle in The Under-Pup (1939)
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    Ann Gillis in The Under-Pup (1939)
    Virginia Weidler in The Under-Pup (1939)
    Billy Gilbert in The Under-Pup (1939)
    Margaret Lindsay in The Under-Pup (1939)
    Beulah Bondi in The Under-Pup (1939)
    Robert Cummings in The Under-Pup (1939)

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    Gloria Jean
    Gloria Jean
    • Pip-Emma Binns
    Robert Cummings
    Robert Cummings
    • Dennis King
    Nan Grey
    Nan Grey
    • Priscilla Adams
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • Grandpa
    Beulah Bondi
    Beulah Bondi
    • Miss Thornton
    Virginia Weidler
    Virginia Weidler
    • Janet Cooper
    Margaret Lindsay
    Margaret Lindsay
    • Mrs. Cooper
    Raymond Walburn
    Raymond Walburn
    • Mr. Layton
    Ann Gillis
    Ann Gillis
    • Letty Lou
    Paul Cavanagh
    Paul Cavanagh
    • Mr. Franklin Cooper
    Billy Gilbert
    Billy Gilbert
    • Tolio
    Kenneth Brown
    • Tolio's Son
    Billy Lenhart
    • Tolio's Son
    Frank Jenks
    Frank Jenks
    • Uncle Dan
    Shirley Mills
    Shirley Mills
    • Cecilia Layton
    Samuel S. Hinds
    Samuel S. Hinds
    • Dr. McKay
    Ernest Truex
    Ernest Truex
    • Mr. Binns
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Mrs. Binns
    • Director
      • Richard Wallace
    • Writers
      • I.A.R. Wylie(story)
      • Grover Jones(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      In real life Gloria Jean and Shirley Mills have remained very good friends throughout their lives.
    • Connections
      Followed by A Little Bit of Heaven (1940)
    • Soundtracks
      Shepherd's Lullaby
      (uncredited)

      Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    User reviews7

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    9/10
    A Fondly Remembered Childhood Movie That Few Seem to Know Today
    Who was Gloria Jean? Actually, with a little more luck and the chance to star in more movies like this one, Gloria Jean could have been another Deanna Durbin. She had the same spunk, poise and talent. In addition, she grew up to be an attractive young woman with a lovely singing voice and lots of personal charm.

    The Under-Pup is a movie that showcases Gloria Jean perfectly. Surrounded by a superb supporting cast and a story that makes her "Miss Fix-It" character quite believable, it is not surprising that with this movie she began what appeared to be a promising career as a juvenile performer on her way up. It was not to be. What is it that separates the Deanna Durbins from the Gloria Jeans? Other movies came her way and she was impressive in all of them. But she could have accomplished so much more while proving her right to be a star. The bigger opportunities just did not come her way. In the end, this sweet, lovely and talented individual is hardly remembered today.

    Perhaps she might have been too young to tackle the female leading role in Universal's big 1943 Technicolor remake of Phantom of the Opera with Claude Rains. Susanna Foster, who got the part, was 19 when the film was made. Gloria Jean was just two years her junior. I believe that Gloria Jean could have made the young aspiring opera singer character something special if only she had been given the chance to do so by Universal (her home studio). She had a real sparkle and natural attractiveness that was both charming and appealing. By the way, Linda Darnell was only 17 when she co-starred opposite Tyrone Power as his love interest in The Mark of Zorro in 1940. The public did not seem to think that their pairing was inappropriate because of Ms. Darnell's age. It was a huge success notwithstanding that fact and that Power was also 10 years older than Ms. Darnell.

    Gloria Jean had all the qualities that should have produced a Hollywood success story. That it turned out otherwise is a real loss to those of us who thought she was somebody very special from the first time we sighted her in the Under-Pup.
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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kärlek solsken och sång
    • Filming locations
      • Roos Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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