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The Underdog (1943)

The Underdog poster
Directed by
William Nigh
Genre
war, drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A dog must conquer his fear of fire to save his young owner from saboteurs.

heartfeltearnestsentimentalfamily-friendlyold-fashionedinspirationalmildly tense

What happens

The Underdog is a 1943 American drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Barton MacLane, Jan Wiley and Charlotte Wynters. It is a story of how a dog overcomes his fear of fire when his young master is endangered by saboteurs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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