---
title: 'A Medal for Benny (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irving Pichel'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 77
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-medal-for-benny-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037906/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Medal for Benny (1945)

1945 · 77 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

A Medal for Benny is a 1945 American drama film directed by Irving Pichel. The story was conceived by writer Jack Wagner, who enlisted his long-time friend John Steinbeck to help him put it into script form. The film was released by Paramount Pictures. The film is also known as Benny's Medal.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irving Pichel](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-pichel)
- **Screenplay:** [Jack Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-wagner-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lionel Lindon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-lindon)
- **Editor:** [Arthur P. Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-p-schmidt)

## Cast

- [Mikhail Rasumny](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-rasumny)
- [Arturo de Córdova](https://cinepixo.com/people/arturo-de-cordova)
- [Grant Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-mitchell)
- [Douglass Dumbrille](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglass-dumbrille)
- [Tom Fadden](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-fadden)
- [Frank McHugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mchugh)
- [J. Carrol Naish](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-carrol-naish)
- [Dorothy Lamour](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-lamour)

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