On Dress Parade

Nov 18, 1939

1h 2m

★ 6.5

Overview

The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a military school.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

On Dress Parade Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Cadet Maj. Rollins

Billy Halop

Cadet Ronny Morgan

Bobby Jordan

Cadet Johnny Cabot

Huntz Hall

Cadet Georgie Warren

Gabriel Dell

Slip Duncan

Leo Gorcey

Dutch (as Bernard Punsley)

Bernard Punsly

Col. Michael Riker

John Litel

Cadet Lt. Murphy

Frankie Thomas

Mrs. Neeley

Cecilia Loftus

Capt. Evans Dover

Selmer Jackson

Father Ryan

Aldrich Bowker

Hathaway

Douglas Meins

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