''Smart Politics'' is a 1948 American film directed by

Will Jason Will Jason (1910–1970) was an American film and television director. He shot a number of short films for MGM during the early 1940s.Drew p.262 Selected filmography * '' The Soul of a Monster'' (1944) * '' Tahiti Nights'' (1944) * '' Eve Knew He ...

and starring Freddie Stewart and

June Preisser June Preisser (June 26, 1918 – September 19, 1984) was an American actress, popular in musical films during the late 1930s and through the 1940s, many of which capitalized on her skills as an acrobat. Life and career Born June 26, 1918 in ...

. It is part of

The Teen Agers The Teen Agers is a series of seven coming-of-age musical comedy-drama films made by Monogram Pictures from 1946 to 1948. A follow-up to the East Side Kids, the series stars Freddie Stewart and June Preisser. The films were initially produced by ...

series made by

Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios in ...

.Munter, Pam (November 4, 2005
"Freddie Stewart and the Teen Agers"
''Classic Images''

Plot

Cast

* Freddie Stewart as Freddie Trimball *

as Dodie Rogers *

Frankie Darro Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles ...

as Roy Dunne *Warren Mills as Lee Watson *

Noel Neill Noel Darleen Neill (November 25, 1920 – July 3, 2016) was an American actress. She played Lois Lane in the film serials '' Superman'' (1948) and '' Atom Man vs. Superman'' (1950), as well as the 1950s television series '' Adventures of Superma ...

as Betty Rogers *

Donald MacBride Donald Hugh MacBride (June 23, 1893 – June 21, 1957) was an American character actor on stage, in films, and on television who launched his career as a teenage singer (making several recordings in 1907) in vaudeville and went on to be an ...

as The Mayor (Phineas Wharton, Jr./ Phineas Wharton, Sr.) * Gene Krupa and His Orchestra * Martha Davis as Martha *Source:

Songs

*"Kitchen Blues" – words and music by Freddie Stewart and Hal Collins *"The Young Man with a Beat" – words and music by Freddie Stewart *"Isn't This a Night for Love" – words and music by Will Jason, Sid Robin and Val Burton *"Sincerely Yours" – words and music by Will Jason and Sid Robin *Source:

References

External links

* * 1948 films 1948 musical comedy films 1940s teen films American black-and-white films American musical comedy films Monogram Pictures films Films directed by Will Jason 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{musical-comedy-film-stub