Directed by:
Archie MayoScreenplay:
John Howard LawsonCinematography:
Gregg TolandComposer:
Alfred NewmanCast:
Joel McCrea, Andrea Leeds, Gene Reynolds, Walter Brennan, Terry Kilburn, Tommy Kelly, Marjorie Main, Arthur Hohl, Diana Lynn, Jascha Heifetz, Alfred Newman (more)VOD (1)
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Running away from home after his stepfather threatens him with reform school, young Frankie (Gene Reynolds) attends a concert by Jascha Heifetz that turns his life around. Stumbling upon a settlement house where free music lessons are given to the poor, Frankie studies the violin until the school's financial woes inspire him to organize a benefit concert headlined by Heifetz to prevent the school from being closed. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Joel McCrea
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Andrea Leeds
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Gene Reynolds
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Walter Brennan
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Terry Kilburn
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Tommy Kelly
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Marjorie Main
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Arthur Hohl
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Diana Lynn
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Alfred Newman
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Emory Parnell
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Paul Harvey
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Porter Hall
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James Flavin
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Dorothy Christy
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Fern Emmett
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Robert Homans
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Ethan Laidlaw
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