Scouts to the Rescue
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Scouts to the Rescue

ADVENTURE! THRILL! SUSPENSE! ACTION!..as Eagle Scout Jackie Cooper leads his hardy troop through breath-taking exploits!

10.0 / 10 1939 3h 51mNR English
AdventureAction

Storyline

Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial is Universal's 40th sound-era serial. Eagle Scout Bruce Scott, leader of Martinsville Troop Number One, and his pack sets off in search of lost treasure and finds adventure

Cast & Crew

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Bruce Scott

Lead
VD

Vondell Darr

Mary Scanlon

Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

Pat Scanlon

WR

William Ruhl

G- Man Hal Marvin

Bill Cody Jr.

Bill Cody Jr.

'Skeets' Scanlon

David Durand

David Durand

'Rip' Dawson

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Henchman Pug O'Toole

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Ken - a Boy Scout

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan James's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Scouts to the Rescue is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker