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Director
  
Irving Pichel

Music director
  
Victor Young

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Screenplay
  
Jack Wagner, Frank Butler

Country
  
United States

A Medal for Benny movie poster

Release date
  
April 16, 1945 (1945-04-16) (United States)

Writer
  
Frank Butler (screen play), Jack Wagner (additional dialogue), John Steinbeck (story), Jack Wagner (story)

Cast
  
Dorothy Lamour
(Lolita Sierra),
Arturo de Córdova
(Joe Morales),
J. Carrol Naish
(Charley Martin),
Mikhail Rasumny
(Raphael Catalina),
Fernando Alvarado
(Chito Sierra),
Grant Mitchell
(Mayor Smiley)

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A Medal for Benny is a 1945 American film directed by Irving Pichel. The story was conceived by writer Jack Wagner, who enlisted his longtime friend John Steinbeck to help him put it into script form. The film was released by Paramount Pictures. The film is also known as Benny's Medal.

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Plot

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The film examines small town hypocrisy.

Cast

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  • Dorothy Lamour as Lolita Sierra
  • Arturo de Córdova as Joe Morales
  • J. Carrol Naish as Charley Martin
  • Mikhail Rasumny as Raphael Catalina
  • Fernando Alvarado as Chito Sierra
  • Charles Dingle as Zach Mibbe
  • Frank McHugh as Edgar Lovekin
  • Rosita Moreno as Toodles Castro
  • Douglass Dumbrille as General
  • Grant Mitchell as Mayor of Pantera
  • Max Wagner as Jake

    • Awards

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  • Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor (J. Carrol Naish)

    • Nominations

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  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (J. Carrol Naish)
  • Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay (John Steinbeck & Jack Wagner)

    • References

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