Summary
Brother Rat is an American film comedy first released in 1938,
directed by William Keighley.
The film stars Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Johnnie Davis and Jane Bryan.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: William Keighley
- Script: Richard Macaulay, Jerry Wald, John Monks Jr., Fred F. Finklehoffe
- Cast: Priscilla Lane (Joyce Winfree), Wayne Morris (Billy Randolph), Johnnie Davis (A. Furman Towsend, Jr.), Jane Bryan (Kate Rice), Eddie Albert (’Bing’ Edwards), Ronald Reagan (Dan Crawford), Jane Wyman (Claire Adams), Henry O’Neill (Colonel Ramm), Gordon Oliver (Capt ’Lacedrawers’ Rogers), Larry Williams (Harley Harrington), William Tracy (Misto Bottome), Jessie Busley (Mrs. Brooks), Olin Howland (Slim), Louise Beavers (Jenny), Isabel Withers (Nurse), Allan Cavan (Superintendant), Jerry Cecil (Cadet), Don DeFore (Baseball Catcher), Jerry Fletcher (Cadet With a Sweet Briar Girl), Mildred Gover (Colonel Ramm’s Maid), Fred Hamilton (Newsreel Scott), Oscar ’Dutch’ Hendrian (Baseball Coach), Howard Leeds (Cadet), Wilfred Lucas (Ballfield Doctor), Hugh McArthur (Cadet), George O’Hanlon (Orderly), William T. Orr (Member of the Guard), Mark Roberts (Tripod Andrews), Cliff Saum (Baseball Umpire), Tom Seidel (Cadet)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 89 min; B&W
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