''The Under-Pup'' is a 1939 American feature film by Richard Wallace that introduced soprano singing star

Gloria Jean Gloria Jean (born Gloria Jean Schoonover; April 14, 1926 – August 31, 2018) was an American actress and singer who starred or co-starred in 26 feature films from 1939 to 1959, and made numerous radio, television, stage, and nightclub app ...

to the screen.

Plot

The story, adapted by

Grover Jones Grover Jones (November 15, 1893 – September 24, 1940) was an American screenwriter - often teamed with William Slavens McNutt - and film director. He wrote more than 100 films between 1920 and his death. He also was a film journal publish ...

from a magazine story by Australian author I. A. R. Wylie, casts Gloria as a streetwise girl who is sent to a summer camp for wealthy girls. She is at first bullied by the other girls, but she stands up for herself and wins everyone over, including the girl who had bullied her the most, to earn a place in their group, "The Purple Order of Penguins".

Cast

Production

Filming took place from May to June 1939. It was originally budgeted at $445,000.

Reception

The film had its premiere in Scranton. The film was well received, and was followed by an unofficial sequel, '' A Little Bit of Heaven'' (1940). Many of the cast members from ''The Under-Pup'' appear in the second film, but with different character names.

Radio adaptation

The film script was adapted for radio and was presented on ''

Lux Radio Theater ''Lux Radio Theatre'', sometimes spelled ''Lux Radio Theater'', a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later predecessor of American Broadcasting Company ...

'' on April 15, 1940, with

and Nan Grey reprising their film roles.

References

External links

* 1939 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Richard Wallace Universal Pictures films 1939 musical films Films produced by Joe Pasternak American musical films Films based on works by I. A. R. Wylie 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{Musical-film-stub