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Freckles Comes Home

  • 1942
  • Approved
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
205
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Johnny Downs, Mantan Moreland, and Gale Storm in Freckles Comes Home (1942)
ActionComedyCrimeMusicMysteryRomanceThriller

Freckles (Johnny Downs) comes home from college...and the sheriff accuses him of murder, gangsters put him on the spot, and his girl friend, Jane (Gale Storm), falls in love with a confidenc... Read allFreckles (Johnny Downs) comes home from college...and the sheriff accuses him of murder, gangsters put him on the spot, and his girl friend, Jane (Gale Storm), falls in love with a confidence man.Freckles (Johnny Downs) comes home from college...and the sheriff accuses him of murder, gangsters put him on the spot, and his girl friend, Jane (Gale Storm), falls in love with a confidence man.

  • Director
    • Jean Yarbrough
  • Writers
    • Jeannette Stratton-Porter
    • Edmond Kelso
  • Stars
    • Johnny Downs
    • Gale Storm
    • Mantan Moreland
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    • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    205
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean Yarbrough
    • Writers
      • Jeannette Stratton-Porter
      • Edmond Kelso
    • Stars
      • Johnny Downs
      • Gale Storm
      • Mantan Moreland
    • 8User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Johnny Downs
    Johnny Downs
    • Freckles Winslow
    Gale Storm
    Gale Storm
    • Jane Potter
    Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland
    • Jeff
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Constable Caleb Weaver
    Bradley Page
    Bradley Page
    • Nate Quigley
    Marvin Stephens
    • Danny Doyle
    Betty Blythe
    Betty Blythe
    • Mrs. Minerva Potter
    Walter Sande
    Walter Sande
    • Musgy Dolan
    Max Hoffman Jr.
    • Hymie
    John Ince
    John Ince
    • Hiram Potter
    Laurence Criner
    • Roxbury B. Brown, III
    Irving Mitchell
    • Mr. Winslow
    Gene O'Donnell
    • Monk
    Si Jenks
    Si Jenks
    • Lem Perkins
    Tex Driscoll
    Tex Driscoll
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Al Kunde
    Al Kunde
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Edna Smith
    • Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jean Yarbrough
    • Writers
      • Jeannette Stratton-Porter
      • Edmond Kelso
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    • Trivia
      The earliest documented telecasts of this film took place in New York City 4/23/48 on WCBS (Channel 2), in Washington DC 6/20/48 on WNBW (Channel 4), in Detroit 11/21/48 on WJBK (Channel 2), in Chicago 7/21/49 on WENR (Channel 7), and in Los Angeles 3/13/50 on KECA (Channel 7).
    • Quotes

      Jeff: That was my Grandpappy, he worked in a circus.

      Roxbury B. Brown, III: You don't say. What'd he do?

      Jeff: Oh he dove off a 200 foot platform into a damp rag.

      Roxbury B. Brown, III: That's pretty good. How often did he do that?

      Jeff: Oh just once. The rag wasn't damp enough.

    • Soundtracks
      Where We Dream Tonight
      (uncredited)
      Written by Eddie Cherkose (as Edward Cherkose) and Edward J. Kay (as Edward Kay)
      Sung by Gale Storm and Johnny Downs

    User reviews8

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    2/10

    How to Waste Human Resources

    The small town of Fairfield, Indiana welcomes home college boy Johnny Downs (as "Freckles" Winslow), due to "urgent business" involving his young scallywag pal Marvin Stephens (as Danny Doyle). The bus bringing Mr. Downs to town also heralds some gangsters, who want to fade away with Downs' freckles. Downs gets reacquainted with pretty girl singer Gale Storm (as Jane Potter). Porter Mantan Moreland (as Jeff) serves the white folks, and shares his bed with chauffeur Laurence Criner (as Roxbury B. Brown III). When a dead body is discovered, bumbling constable Irving Bacon (as Caleb Weaver) investigates.

    ** Freckles Comes Home (1/2/42) Jean Yarbrough ~ Johnny Downs, Mantan Moreland, Gale Storm, Marvin Stephens
    • wes-connors
    • Jul 3, 2010
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    • Release date
      • January 2, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Lindsley Parsons Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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