They Shall Have Music (1939)
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
as Himself
as Himself
Joel McCrea
as Peter McCarthy
as Peter McCarthy
Andrea Leeds
as Ann Lawson
as Ann Lawson
Gene Reynolds
as Frankie
as Frankie
Walter Brennan
as Professor Lawson
as Professor Lawson
Terry Kilburn
as Limey
as Limey
Tommy Kelly
as Willie
as Willie
Porter Hall
as Mr. Flower
as Mr. Flower
Walter Tetley
as Rocks Mulligan
as Rocks Mulligan
Chuck Stubbs
as Fever
as Fever
Gale Sherwood
as Betty
as Betty
Alfred Newman
as Musical Director
as Musical Director
Mary Ruth
as Suzie
as Suzie
John St. Polis
as Davis
as Davis
Alexander Schoenberg
as Menken
as Menken
Marjorie Main
as Mrs. Miller
as Mrs. Miller
Arthur Hohl
as Miller
as Miller
Paul Harvey
as Heifetz' Manager
as Heifetz' Manager
Zero
as Sucker the Dog
as Sucker the Dog
Peter Meremblum
as Peter Meremblum
as Peter Meremblum
Calvin Leslie
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Effie Anderson
as Woman on Steps (uncredited)
as Woman on Steps (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
as Woman in Alley Yelling for Police (uncredited)
as Woman in Alley Yelling for Police (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
Emanuel Bay
as Accompanist for 'Hora staccato' (uncredited)
as Accompanist for 'Hora staccato' (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
as Man in Concert Audience (uncredited)
as Man in Concert Audience (uncredited)
Richard Berres
as Cellist in Meremblum Orchestra (uncredited)
as Cellist in Meremblum Orchestra (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
as Policeman at Police Station (uncredited)
as Policeman at Police Station (uncredited)
Morris Boltuch
as Kid in Orchestra (uncredited)
as Kid in Orchestra (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
as Bill - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Bill - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Raymond D. Bowman
as Violinist (uncredited)
as Violinist (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy
as Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
as Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
Kaye Connor
as Girl in Orchestra (uncredited)
as Girl in Orchestra (uncredited)
Dulcie Day
as A Woman in Line (uncredited)
as A Woman in Line (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
as Pawn Broker (uncredited)
as Pawn Broker (uncredited)
Alan Edwards
as Concertgoer Throwing Tickets Away (uncredited)
as Concertgoer Throwing Tickets Away (uncredited)
Virginia Ellis
as Violinist (uncredited)
as Violinist (uncredited)
Fern Emmett
as Woman on Steps (uncredited)
as Woman on Steps (uncredited)
James Flavin
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
John Hamilton
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
Roger Imhof
as Michael - Deputy (uncredited)
as Michael - Deputy (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
as Mr. Morgam (uncredited)
as Mr. Morgam (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
as Mr. Wallace (uncredited)
as Mr. Wallace (uncredited)
John Kelly
as Kelly (uncredited)
as Kelly (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
as Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
as Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
Maude Louis
as Woman in Line (uncredited)
as Woman in Line (uncredited)
Mitchell Lurie
as Clarinetist in Orchestra (uncredited)
as Clarinetist in Orchestra (uncredited)
Diana Lynn
as Pianist (uncredited)
as Pianist (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Police Chief (uncredited)
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Louis Mason
as Deputy (uncredited)
as Deputy (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
as Man in Concert Audience
as Man in Concert Audience
Anne O'Neal
as Woman on Steps (uncredited)
as Woman on Steps (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Policeman in Auditorium (uncredited)
as Policeman in Auditorium (uncredited)
Edwina Pierce
as Violinist (uncredited)
as Violinist (uncredited)
Annette Ruderman
as Violinist (uncredited)
as Violinist (uncredited)
Theodore Saidenberg
as Heifetz's Accompanist (uncredited)
as Heifetz's Accompanist (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
as Inspector Johnson (uncredited)
as Inspector Johnson (uncredited)
Elizabeth Valentine
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Police Chief's Aide (uncredited)
as Police Chief's Aide (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn Jr.
as Usher in Carnegie Hall (uncredited)
as Usher in Carnegie Hall (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
as Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
as Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood
as Betty's Mother (uncredited)
as Betty's Mother (uncredited)
Mary Louise Zeyen
as Cellist in Orchestra (uncredited)
as Cellist in Orchestra (uncredited)
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Irma von Cube
Screenplay
Screenplay
Archie Mayo
Director
Director
John Howard Lawson
Screenplay
Screenplay
James Basevi
Art Direction
Art Direction
Paul Neal
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Walter Mayo
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Sherman Todd
Editor
Editor
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Producer
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Jeanne Beakhurst
Costume Design
Costume Design
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Robert Riskin
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Music Director
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