On the Sunny Side
Directed by Harold D. SchusterBecause of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy and is happy when his school friends do the same. But he isn't so happy when things begin to change and his father forgoes their evening game of Chinese Checkers to play chess with Hugh who shows himself to be a formidable scholar. He impresses Don's girlfriend Betty and becomes more popular with the boys than Don was...and Don is beginning to think that Hugh is too much of a good thing. Don gets downright depressed and decides to run away. Uh, oh, here comes Hugh.
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On the Sunny Side was released on February 13, 1942.
On the Sunny Side was directed by Harold D. Schuster.
On the Sunny Side has a runtime of 69m.
On the Sunny Side was produced by Lou L. Ostrow.
Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy and is happy when his school friends do the same. But he isn't so happy when things begin to change and his father forgoes their evening game of Chinese Checkers to play chess with Hugh who shows himself to be a formidable scholar. He impresses Don's girlfriend Betty and becomes more popular with the boys than Don was...and Don is beginning to think that Hugh is too much of a good thing. Don gets downright depressed and decides to run away. Uh, oh, here comes Hugh.
The key characters in On the Sunny Side are Hugh Aylesworth (Roddy McDowall), Annie (Jane Darwell), Tom Sanders (Stanley Clements).
On the Sunny Side is rated Passed.
On the Sunny Side is a Drama, War film.
On the Sunny Side has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.