''Top Sergeant'' is a 1942 American

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

Plot

United States Army Sergeant Rusty Manson is on maneuvers with slackers Frenchy Devereaux and Andy Jarrett when robbers attack them and kill Manson's brother Jack. The man who pulled the trigger, Al Bennett, later joins the army and is assigned to Manson's unit.

Cast

Don Terry Don Terry (born Donald Prescott Loker, August 8, 1902 – October 6, 1988) was an American film actor, best known for his lead appearances in B films and serials in the 1930s and early 1940s. Perhaps his best-known role is Naval Commander Do ...

as Sergeant Rusty Manson *

Leo Carrillo Leopoldo Antonio Carrillo (; August 6, 1880 – September 10, 1961) was an American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist. He was notable for playing Pancho in the television series ''The Cisco Kid'' (1950–1956 ...

as Frenchy Devereaux *

Andy Devine Andrew Vabre Devine (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1977) was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in American frontier, Western films, including his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers ...

as Andy Jarrett *

Don Porter Donald Cecil Porter (September 24, 1912 – February 11, 1997) was an American stage, film, and television actor. On television, he played Peter Sands, the boss of Ann Sothern's character on '' Private Secretary'', and Russell Lawrence, the ...

as Al Bennett *Gene Garrick as Jack Manson *

Elyse Knox Elyse Knox (born Elsie M. Kornbrath, December 14, 1917 – February 16, 2012) was an American actress, model, and fashion designer. She was the mother of actor Mark Harmon. Early life Knox was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Aus ...

as Helen Gray * Riley Hill (credited as Roy Harris) as Roy

References

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* * * 1942 films American black-and-white films American crime drama films 1942 crime drama films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language crime drama films {{1940s-US-drama-film-stub