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Actors: Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Gene Reynolds
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Gallant Sons |
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Gallant Sons stars Gene reynolds as Johnny Davis, the son of reputed gambler Harlan Kiefer 'Natural' Davis. The movie opens up with Johnny and his friend Byron (Jackie Cooper) talking about who should be appointed their baseball team manager. Byron appoints Johnny to that position despite the fact that Byron's father Barton writes about Natural's supposed criminal activities in the paper. After a raid on Natural's gambling establishment goes sour, Barton has his crew follow Natural where upon they find him with a dead women. Looking guilty as can be, Natural doesn't tell the truth and is sentenced to 10 years in prison. This causes a big rift in Johnny and Byron's friendship and they fist fight on the ball field. Soon Byron and Johnny come to their senses and agree to investigate the case to prove once and for all whether Natural was guilty of murder or not.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Gallant Sons |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Moderately Challenging
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Murder Mystery?
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 50%
Kind of mystery?
- skilled citizen investigator
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
How many deaths in film?
- 1
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
Check here if B&W
Yes
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