They Shall Have Music

The THRILL of great music... the LAUGHTER of youth... the TENDERNESS of age

Duration: 105 min
Release date: 1939-08-18
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The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his step father breaks his violin, ending up sleeping in the basement of a music school for poor children.

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Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz
as Himself
Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
as Peter McCarthy
Andrea Leeds
Andrea Leeds
as Ann Lawson
Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds
as Frankie
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
as Professor Lawson
Terry Kilburn
Terry Kilburn
as Limey
Tommy Kelly
Tommy Kelly
as Willie
Porter Hall
Porter Hall
as Mr. Flower
Walter Tetley
Walter Tetley
as Rocks Mulligan
Chuck Stubbs
Chuck Stubbs
as Fever
Gale Sherwood
Gale Sherwood
as Betty
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
as Musical Director
Mary Ruth
Mary Ruth
as Suzie
John St. Polis
John St. Polis
as Davis
Alexander Schoenberg
Alexander Schoenberg
as Menken
Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main
as Mrs. Miller
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
as Miller
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
as Heifetz' Manager
Zero
Zero
as Sucker the Dog
Peter Meremblum
Peter Meremblum
as Peter Meremblum
Calvin Leslie
Calvin Leslie
as (uncredited)
Effie Anderson
Effie Anderson
as Woman on Steps (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
Jessie Arnold
as Woman in Alley Yelling for Police (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
Arthur Aylesworth
as Detective (uncredited)
Emanuel Bay
Emanuel Bay
as Accompanist for 'Hora staccato' (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict
as Man in Concert Audience (uncredited)
Richard Berres
Richard Berres
as Cellist in Meremblum Orchestra (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
as Policeman at Police Station (uncredited)
Morris Boltuch
Morris Boltuch
as Kid in Orchestra (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
as Bill - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Raymond D. Bowman
Raymond D. Bowman
as Violinist (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy
Dorothy Christy
as Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman
as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
Kaye Connor
Kaye Connor
as Girl in Orchestra (uncredited)
Dulcie Day
Dulcie Day
as A Woman in Line (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
Joe De Stefani
as Pawn Broker (uncredited)
Alan Edwards
Alan Edwards
as Concertgoer Throwing Tickets Away (uncredited)
Virginia Ellis
Virginia Ellis
as Violinist (uncredited)
Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett
as Woman on Steps (uncredited)
James Flavin
James Flavin
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
as Detective (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
Roger Imhof
Roger Imhof
as Michael - Deputy (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Perry Ivins
as Mr. Morgam (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Frank Jaquet
as Mr. Wallace (uncredited)
John Kelly
John Kelly
as Kelly (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw
as Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
Maude Louis
Maude Louis
as Woman in Line (uncredited)
Mitchell Lurie
Mitchell Lurie
as Clarinetist in Orchestra (uncredited)
Diana Lynn
Diana Lynn
as Pianist (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Louis Mason
Louis Mason
as Deputy (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne
as Man in Concert Audience
Anne O'Neal
Anne O'Neal
as Woman on Steps (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Policeman in Auditorium (uncredited)
Edwina Pierce
Edwina Pierce
as Violinist (uncredited)
Annette Ruderman
Annette Ruderman
as Violinist (uncredited)
Theodore Saidenberg
Theodore Saidenberg
as Heifetz's Accompanist (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
Wyndham Standing
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
Paul Stanton
as Inspector Johnson (uncredited)
Elizabeth Valentine
Elizabeth Valentine
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
as Police Chief's Aide (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn Jr.
Bryant Washburn Jr.
as Usher in Carnegie Hall (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
as Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood
Marjorie Wood
as Betty's Mother (uncredited)
Mary Louise Zeyen
Mary Louise Zeyen
as Cellist in Orchestra (uncredited)
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