A Medal for Benny

"Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens."

Cast

Dorothy Lamour

as Lolita Sierra

Arturo de Córdova

as Joe Morales

J. Carrol Naish

as Charley Martin

Mikhail Rasumny

as Raphael Catalina

Fernando Alvarado

as Chito Sierra

Charles Dingle

as Zach Mibbe

Frank McHugh

as Edgar Lovekin

Rosita Moreno

as Toodles Castro

Grant Mitchell

as Mayor of Pantera

Douglass Dumbrille

as General

Oliver Blake

as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)

Isabelita Castro

as Luz (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Bank Guard (uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee

as Cop (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

as Eddie Krinch (uncredited)

Edward Fielding

as Governor (uncredited)

Maxine Fife

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Alice Fleming

as Dowager (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

as Cameraman / Red (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)

Robert Homans

as Police Chief (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

as Frank Alviso (uncredited)

Victor Potel

as Pantera Pepster Club Member (uncredited)

Eva Puig

as Mrs. Catalina (uncredited)

Pepito Pérez

as Pamfilo Chavez (uncredited)

Frank Reicher

as Father Bly (uncredited)

Chico Sandoval

as Paisano (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)

Max Wagner

as Jake (uncredited)

Crew

Irving Pichel

Director

Frank Butler

Screenplay

Victor Young

Original Music Composer

Lionel Lindon

Director of Photography

Arthur P. Schmidt

Editor

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Stephen Seymour

Set Decoration

Edith Head

Costume Design

Jack Wagner

Dialogue

John Steinbeck

Story

Jack Wagner

Story

Paul Jones

Associate Producer

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Oscar Rudolph

Assistant Director

Stanley Cooley

Sound Recordist

Joel Moss

Sound Recordist

Neal Beckner

Camera Operator

Farciot Edouart

Film Processor

Gordon Jennings

Special Effects

Jan Domela

Special Effects Assistant

W. Wallace Kelley

Special Effects Assistant

Paul K. Lerpae

Special Effects Assistant

Harry Perry

Special Effects Assistant

Irmin Roberts

Special Effects Assistant

George Parrish

Orchestrator

Leo Shuken

Orchestrator

Philip Wisdom

Sound Mixer