They Shall Have Music
“The THRILL of great music... the LAUGHTER of youth... the TENDERNESS of age”
1939•NR•1h 45m•6.5•Released
FamilyMusicDrama
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.
Director
Archie Mayo
Writer
Irma von Cube, John Howard Lawson
Languages
English
Studio
Howard Productions
Cast
Jascha Heifetz
Himself
Joel McCrea
Peter McCarthy
Andrea Leeds
Ann Lawson
Gene Reynolds
Frankie
Walter Brennan
Professor Lawson
Terry Kilburn
Limey
Tommy Kelly
Willie
Porter Hall
Mr. Flower
Walter Tetley
Rocks Mulligan
Chuck Stubbs
Fever
Gale Sherwood
Betty
Alfred Newman
Musical Director
Mary Ruth
Suzie
John St. Polis
Davis
Alexander Schoenberg
Menken
Production
Company
Howard Productions
Company
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
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