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Mister Scoutmaster: Directed by Henry Levin. With Clifton Webb, Edmund Gwenn, George Winslow, Frances Dee. Snobby TV star (Clifton Webb) worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and that's why his TV show is failing.
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- Comedy, Family
- Henry Levin
- 1953-09-02
United States. Language. English. Budget. $795,000 [1] Box office. $1.6 million (US rentals) [2] Mister Scoutmaster is a 1953 comedy film about Boy Scouts, starring Clifton Webb. [3] It is based on the book Be Prepared by Keith Monroe, writing under the pseudonym Rice E. Cochran.
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Mister Scoutmaster also did well enough to inspire a television remake. Actor-turned-producer Jimmy Hawkins, who had played Herbie Weber, hired the original film's director, Henry Levin, to direct the new version, Scout's Honor (1980), starring Gary Coleman and Wilfrid Hyde-White.
Synopsis. Snobby TV star, Robert Jordan, worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and that's why his TV show is failing. He becomes a Boy Scout leader in an effort to "get in touch." Overnight hikes and other adventures follow, all centered around one small boy who takes a liking to the old curmudgeon.
- Henry Levin
- 12
Summaries. Snobby TV star (Clifton Webb) worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and that's why his TV show is failing. He becomes a Boy Scout leader in an effort to "get in touch." Overnight hikes and other adventures follow, all centered around one small boy who takes a liking to the old curmudgeon.
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Purchase Mr. Scoutmaster on digital and stream instantly or download offline. An arrogant TV star who thinks that children are to be seen and not heard, is worried that his show is failing because he is out of touch with the younger generation. He becomes a Boy Scout leader hoping that if he can learn how to interact with the youth they will be more inclined to watch his show.
