Tom Allen, an orphan accustomed to waiting in bread lines is awarded a scholarship to the Culver Military Academy. Talked into attending so that he can have free room and board, Allen initially resists the rigid discipline but later softens as he makes friends and sees the value to the hard work and discipline.
Jackie Cooper
as Tom Allen
Freddie Bartholomew
as Bob Randolph
Henry Hull
as Doc Allen
Jackie Moran
as Perkins
Gene Reynolds
as Carruthers
Kathryn Kane
as June Macy
Walter Tetley
as Hank
Pierre Watkin
as Capt. Wharton
John Hamilton
as Maj. White
Andy Devine
as Tubby
Tim Holt
as Capt. Wilson
Irving Bacon
as Hotel Desk Clerk in Culver
