''Scouts to the Rescue'' is a 1939

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directed by Alan James and Ray Taylor. It starred Jackie Cooper and Bill Cody Jr.

Premise

A troop of Boy Scouts use a treasure map to find a stash of counterfeit notes and a lost tribe with a secret Radium deposit.

Cast

* Jackie Cooper as Bruce Scott, leader of the Scout Troop * David Durand as Rip Rawson * Bill Cody, Jr. as Skeets Scanlon *

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as Mary Scanlon *

William Ruhl William Harris Ruhl (October 25, 1901 – March 12, 1956) was an American character actor of the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s. Early life Born on October 25, 1901, in Colfax, Washington, Ruhl entered films in the small role of a shopper i ...

as Hal Marvin, a G-Man on the trail of the counterfeiters * Sidney Miller as Hermie, a Boy Scout * Ivan Miller as Turk Mortensen * Edwin Stanley as Pat Scanlon * Ralph Dunn as Pug O'Toole, a gangster * George Regas as Lukolu, high priest of the lost tribe *

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as Scoutmaster Hale * Jason Robards, Sr. as Doc, a gangster *

Dick Botiller Richard Edward Botiller (October 26, 1896 – March 24, 1953) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. While most of his roles were un-credited, many of them nameless as well, he was given more substantial roles occasionally. Life ...

as Leeka, Leader of Warriors * Victor Adams as Hurst, a heavy *

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as Joe, a henchman

Chapter titles

# Death Rides the Air # Avalanche of Doom # Trapped by the Indians # River of Doom # Descending Doom # Ghost Town Menace # Destroyed by Dynamite # Thundering Hoofs ic# The Fire God Strikes # The Battle at Ghost Town # Hurtling Through Space # The Boy Scouts' Triumph _Source:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scouts to the Rescue 1939 films 1939 adventure films American black-and-white films American children's films 1930s English-language films Universal Pictures film serials Films directed by Alan James Films directed by Ray Taylor Films about the Boy Scouts of America American adventure films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton Films with screenplays by Joseph F. Poland 1930s American films

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