On the Sunny Side
1942, English. Directed by Harold D. Schuster.
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 his isn't so happy when things begin to change when his father fore-goes their evening game of Chinese Checkers to play chess with Hugh, and Hugh shows himself to be a formidable scholar, and 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Harold D. SchusterDirector
- Roddy McDowallHugh Aylesworth
- Jane DarwellAnnie
- Stanley ClementsTom Sanders
- Katharine AlexanderMrs. Mary Andrews
- Donald DouglasMr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)
- Freddie MercerDon Andrews
- Ann E. ToddBetty (as Ann Todd)
- Jill EsmondMrs. Aylesworth
- Fred WalburnDick
- William BenedictMessenger
- Stuart RobertsonBBC Broadcast Announcer
- Leon TylerFlip
Details
- Released
- 13 February 1942
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Mary C. McCall, Jr.
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On the Sunny Side runs 69 minutes (1h 9m).
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On the Sunny Side isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 February 1942. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like On the Sunny Side?
If you liked On the Sunny Side, try The Scarlet and the Black, Jacknife, The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell.
Who directed On the Sunny Side?
On the Sunny Side (1942) was directed by Harold D. Schuster and stars Roddy McDowall, Jane Darwell, Stanley Clements.