''My Pal Wolf'' is a 1944 American

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directed by Alfred L. Werker from a screenplay by Lillie Hayward, Leonard Praskins and

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based on a story by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film was released on October 8, 1944. The film stars

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(in her film debut),

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, Una O'Connor,

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and

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. The picture also marked the debut of producer

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, a

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who would later become a member of the

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Plot

A young girl named Gretchen befriends an

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army

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dog, naming him Wolf. When she takes Wolf home, her strict governess notifies the army, who comes to claim him. Wolf escapes from the army training camp and finds his way back to Gretchen. She and her friends travel to Washington to ask the

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for the dog, but to no avail. In the end, she is given a puppy to replace Wolf.

Cast

as Gretchen Anstey *

as Miss Elizabeth Munn * Una O'Connor as Mrs. Blevin *

as Wilson *

as Papa Eisdaar *

as Ruby *

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as Mrs. Priscilla Anstey * Bruce Edwards as Mr. Paul Anstey *

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as Secretary of War * Olga Fabian as Mama Eisdaar

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