The Under-Pup (1939)

The Under-Pup is the 1939 feature film that introduced soprano singing star Gloria Jean to the screen. The story, adapted by Grover Jones from a magazine story by Australian author I. A. R. Wylie, casts Gloria as a streetwise girl who is sent to a summer camp for wealthy girls. She is at first bullied by the other girls, but she stands up for herself and wins everyone over, including the girl who had bullied her the most, to earn a place in their group, "The Purple Order of Penguins".

The film was well received, and was followed by an unofficial sequel, A Little Bit of Heaven (1940). Many of the cast members from The Under-Pup appear in the second film, but with different character names.

The film script was adapted for radio and was presented on Lux Radio Theater on April 15, 1940, with Gloria Jean and Nan Grey reprising their film roles.

Synopsis

L'histoire est adaptée par Grover Jones à partir d'une histoire tirée d'une magazine de l'auteur australien Wylie. Gloria est envoyée dans un camp d'été pour des filles de familles aisées. Elle est d'abord harcelée par les autres filles mais elle se défend et gagne le cœur de tout le monde.

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