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Scouts to the Rescue

Scouts to the Rescue

ADVENTURE! THRILL! SUSPENSE! ACTION!..as Eagle Scout Jackie Cooper leads his hardy troop through breath-taking exploits!

19393h 51mNR

Overview

Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial is Universal's 40th sound-era serial. Eagle Scout Bruce Scott, leader of Martinsville Troop Number One, and his pack sets off in search of lost treasure and finds adventure

Directed by Alan James
Written by George H. Plympton, Irving Crump, Basil Dickey
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Top Cast

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Bruce Scott

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Vondell Darr

Mary Scanlon

Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

Pat Scanlon

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William Ruhl

G- Man Hal Marvin

Bill Cody Jr.

Bill Cody Jr.

'Skeets' Scanlon

David Durand

David Durand

'Rip' Dawson

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Henchman Pug O'Toole

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Ken - a Boy Scout

Ivan Miller

Ivan Miller

Turk Mortensen

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Victor Adams

Henchman Hurst

Themes & Keywords

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About Scouts to the Rescue

Scouts to the Rescue is a adventure, action film released in 1939 exploring themes of boy scouts, movie serial. Directed by Alan James, it stars Jackie Cooper, Vondell Darr, Edwin Stanley. Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial is Universal's 40th sound-era serial. Eagle Scout Bruce Scott, leader of Martinsville Troop Number One, and his pack sets off in search of lost treasure and finds adventure

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