A Medal for Benny Cast and Crew

A Medal for Benny

Plot: Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens

Release Date: Monday, April 16 1945
80 years ago

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Cast

Dorothy Lamour. Dorothy Lamour was 30 in A Medal for Benny as 'Lolita Sierra'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 10 1914 –
Died: Sun, Sep 22 1996

Arturo de Córdova. Arturo de Córdova was 36 in A Medal for Benny as 'Joe Morales'.

Birthday: Fri, May 08 1908 –
Died: Sat, Nov 03 1973

J. Carrol Naish. J. Carrol Naish was 49 in A Medal for Benny as 'Charley Martin'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 20 1896 –
Died: Wed, Jan 24 1973

Mikhail Rasumny. Mikhail Rasumny was 54 in A Medal for Benny as 'Raphael Catalina'.

Birthday: Tue, May 13 1890 –
Died: Fri, Feb 17 1956

Fernando Alvarado. Fernando Alvarado was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Chito Sierra'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Charles Dingle. Charles Dingle was 57 in A Medal for Benny as 'Zach Mibbe'.

Birthday: Tue, Dec 27 1887 –
Died: Thu, Jan 19 1956

Frank McHugh. Frank McHugh was 46 in A Medal for Benny as 'Edgar Lovekin'.

Birthday: Sun, May 22 1898 –
Died: Fri, Sep 11 1981

Rosita Moreno. Rosita Moreno was 38 in A Medal for Benny as 'Toodles Castro'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 18 1907 –
Died: Sun, Apr 25 1993

Grant Mitchell. Grant Mitchell was 70 in A Medal for Benny as 'Mayor of Pantera'.

Birthday: Wed, Jun 17 1874 –
Died: Wed, May 01 1957

Douglass Dumbrille. Douglass Dumbrille was 55 in A Medal for Benny as 'General'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 12 1889 –
Died: Tue, Apr 02 1974

Oliver Blake. Oliver Blake was 40 in A Medal for Benny as 'Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Apr 04 1905 –
Died: Wed, Feb 12 1992

Isabelita Castro. Isabelita Castro was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Luz (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Eddy Chandler. Eddy Chandler was 51 in A Medal for Benny as 'Bank Guard (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 10 1894 –
Died: Tue, Mar 23 1948

Jimmie Dundee. Jimmie Dundee was 44 in A Medal for Benny as 'Cop (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 19 1900 –
Died: Fri, Nov 20 1953

Tom Fadden. Tom Fadden was 50 in A Medal for Benny as 'Eddie Krinch (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 06 1895 –
Died: Mon, Apr 14 1980

Edward Fielding. Edward Fielding would have been no older than 69 in A Medal for Benny as 'Governor (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 19 1875 –
Died: Wed, Jan 10 1945

Maxine Fife. Maxine Fife was 19 in A Medal for Benny as 'Telephone Operator (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 10 1925 –
Died: Mon, Dec 08 2008

Alice Fleming. Alice Fleming was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Dowager (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jack Gardner. Jack Gardner was 42 in A Medal for Benny as 'Cameraman / Red (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 13 1902 –
Died: Sun, Feb 13 1977

Harry Hayden. Harry Hayden was 62 in A Medal for Benny as 'Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 07 1882 –
Died: Sun, Jul 24 1955

Robert Homans. Robert Homans was 67 in A Medal for Benny as 'Police Chief (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 07 1877 –
Died: Mon, Jul 28 1947

Nestor Paiva. Nestor Paiva was 39 in A Medal for Benny as 'Frank Alviso (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 30 1905 –
Died: Fri, Sep 09 1966

Victor Potel. Victor Potel was 55 in A Medal for Benny as 'Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 12 1889 –
Died: Sat, Mar 08 1947

Eva Puig. Eva Puig was 51 in A Medal for Benny as 'Mrs. Catalina (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 03 1894 –
Died: Sun, Oct 06 1968

Pepito Pérez. Pepito Pérez was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Pamfilo Chavez (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Frank Reicher. Frank Reicher was 69 in A Medal for Benny as 'Father Bly (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 02 1875 –
Died: Tue, Jan 19 1965

Chico Sandoval. Chico Sandoval was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Paisano (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Minerva Urecal. Minerva Urecal was 50 in A Medal for Benny as 'Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 20 1894 –
Died: Sat, Feb 26 1966

Max Wagner. Max Wagner was 43 in A Medal for Benny as 'Jake (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Nov 28 1901 –
Died: Sun, Nov 16 1975

Crew

Irving Pichel. Irving Pichel was 53 in A Medal for Benny as 'Director'

Birthday: Wed, Jun 24 1891 –
Died: Tue, Jul 13 1954

Lionel Lindon. Lionel Lindon was 39 in A Medal for Benny as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Sat, Sep 02 1905 –
Died: Mon, Sep 20 1971

Oscar Rudolph. Oscar Rudolph was 34 in A Medal for Benny as 'Assistant Director'

Birthday: Sun, Apr 02 1911 –
Died: Fri, Feb 01 1991

Frank Butler. Frank Butler was 54 in A Medal for Benny as 'Screenplay'

Birthday: Sat, Dec 27 1890 –
Died: Sat, Jun 10 1967

Paul Jones. Paul Jones was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Arthur P. Schmidt. Arthur P. Schmidt was 32 in A Medal for Benny as 'Editor'

Birthday: Wed, Aug 21 1912 –
Died: Thu, Jul 22 1965

Victor Young. Victor Young was 44 in A Medal for Benny as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Wed, Aug 08 1900 –
Died: Sun, Nov 11 1956

Edith Head. Edith Head was 47 in A Medal for Benny as 'Costume Design'

Birthday: Thu, Oct 28 1897 –
Died: Sat, Oct 24 1981

Hal Pereira. Hal Pereira was 39 in A Medal for Benny as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Sat, Apr 29 1905 –
Died: Sat, Dec 17 1983

Wally Westmore. Wally Westmore was 39 in A Medal for Benny as 'Makeup Supervisor'

Birthday: Tue, Feb 13 1906 –
Died: Tue, Jul 03 1973

John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck was 43 in A Medal for Benny as 'Story'

Birthday: Thu, Feb 27 1902 –
Died: Fri, Dec 20 1968

Leo Shuken. Leo Shuken was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Orchestrator'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hans Dreier. Hans Dreier was 59 in A Medal for Benny as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Fri, Aug 21 1885 –
Died: Mon, Oct 24 1966

Paul K. Lerpae. Paul K. Lerpae was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Special Effects Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Farciot Edouart. Farciot Edouart was 50 in A Medal for Benny as 'Film Processor'

Birthday: Mon, Nov 05 1894 –
Died: Mon, Mar 17 1980

Harry Perry. Harry Perry was 56 in A Medal for Benny as 'Special Effects Assistant'

Birthday: Wed, May 02 1888 –
Died: Sat, Feb 09 1985

Jack Wagner. Jack Wagner was 53 in A Medal for Benny as 'Dialogue, Story'

Birthday: Wed, May 20 1891 –
Died: Sat, Jul 13 1963

Stephen Seymour. Stephen Seymour was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Set Decoration'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Joel Moss. Joel Moss was 40 in A Medal for Benny as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Wed, Oct 26 1904 –
Died: Mon, Nov 13 1989

Gordon Jennings. Gordon Jennings was 48 in A Medal for Benny as 'Special Effects'

Birthday: Thu, Jun 25 1896 –
Died: Sun, Jan 11 1953

Jan Domela. Jan Domela was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Special Effects Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Irmin Roberts. Irmin Roberts was 40 in A Medal for Benny as 'Special Effects Assistant'

Birthday: Thu, Jun 30 1904 –
Died: Thu, Oct 26 1978

George Parrish. George Parrish was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Orchestrator'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

W. Wallace Kelley. W. Wallace Kelley was 43 in A Medal for Benny as 'Special Effects Assistant'

Birthday: Sun, Feb 02 1902 –
Died: Mon, Sep 27 1982

Stanley Cooley. Stanley Cooley was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Philip Wisdom. Philip Wisdom was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Sound Mixer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Neal Beckner. Neal Beckner was >> in A Medal for Benny as 'Camera Operator'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday