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.
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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
Grant Mitchell as Mayor of Pantera
Douglass Dumbrille as General
Oliver Blake as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)
Isabelita Castro as Luz (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee as Cop (uncredited)
Tom Fadden as Eddie Krinch (uncredited)
Edward Fielding as Governor (uncredited)
Irving Pichel Director
Frank Butler Screenplay
Victor Young Original Music Composer
Lionel Lindon Director of Photography
Arthur P. Schmidt Editor
Hans Dreier Art Direction
Hal Pereira Art Direction
Stephen Seymour Set Decoration
Edith Head Costume Design
Jack Wagner Dialogue
John Steinbeck Story
Jack Wagner Story
Paul Jones Associate Producer
Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
Oscar Rudolph Assistant Director
Stanley Cooley Sound Recordist
United States 16 April 1945
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