Directed by William A. Wellman
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
An "all-American" family is terrorized by a mobster after they identify him in a gangland shootout. His buddies kidnap their little kid and threaten to kill him if they don't recant their testimony. Dad is beat-up when he refuses their demands out of a sense of "duty". It is up to grandpa, an old Civil War coot (played by Chic Sale in heavy makeup), to show them the way. It's a little too preachy for my tastes, and the cuteness of the kids, especially Dickey Moore, is overplayed to the point of annoyance.
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