Mister Scoutmaster (1953) on Netflix
Television star Robert Jordan's sponsor warns his show may be canceled because he reaches only older viewers. He becomes a scoutmaster, and Cub Scout Mike Marshall keeps joining in.
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Plot summary
Robert Jordan is a television star whose sponsor may cancel his program because it reaches only middle-aged viewers. His wife Helen wants a child. When Jordan learns that she has given one of his suits to a Boy Scout clothing drive, he goes to get it back, but eight-year-old Mike Marshall makes him pay full price, then returns the money, which impresses the couple. The Jordans look into adoption through their local church, and Dr. Stone mentions that the Scout troop needs a scoutmaster. Jordan takes the post to learn about children, and the boys' rowdy behavior appalls him. Mike is a Cub Scout, too young for the troop, yet he keeps turning up at its activities.
Cast
- Jimmy Mossas Vernon Swanson
- Sammy Oggas Harold Johnson
- Skip Torgersonas Christy Kerns
- Mickey Littleas Chick
- Jon Gardneras Larry
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Mister Scoutmaster (1953)
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- Fox bought the film rights to the 1952 book Be Prepared and announced it would be turned into a vehicle for Clifton Webb; Webb collapsed during filming in May 1953, and the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America requested that some scenes in the script be rewritten.
- Mister Scoutmaster marked Fox's first foray into significant television advertising: the studio backed the picture with a campaign costing $250,000.
