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Released
1980 · FILM

Scout's Honor

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Written by
Runtime
100 min
FamilyComedyDramaTV Movie

Synopsis

Gary Coleman plays little Joey Seymour, a smart but lonely orphan who moves from foster home to foster home and is determined to become the best Cub Scout possible. Pearl Bartlett, portrayed by Katherine Helmond, is a busy executive who has no interest in children but must take on a Cub Scout troop and serve as a den mother to keep her job. As the story unfolds, Joey helps Pearl discover the real meaning of caring.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Ed CotterShot by Gary GraverScored by Mike Post

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