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They Shall Have Music

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Frankie (Gene Reynolds), a New York City street urchin who harbors a love for classical music, finds tickets to a concert by the great violinist Jascha Heifetz. Feeling inspired by the performance, he enrolls at a nearby music academy. The schoolmaster, professor Lawson (Walter Brennan), allows the talented Frankie to sleep in the basement of the troubled school, which is facing bankruptcy. Along with Lawson's daughter Ann (Andrea Leeds), Frankie organizes a benefit concert to save the school.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Nov 23, 2008
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Producer Samuel Goldwyn's attempt to bring classical music to the masses. Go to Full Review
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Archie Mayo

Director

Jascha Heifetz

Self

Joel McCrea

Peter McCarthy

Andrea Leeds

Ann Lawson

Walter Brennan

Professor Lawson

Gene Reynolds

Frankie

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Synopsis Frankie (Gene Reynolds), a New York City street urchin who harbors a love for classical music, finds tickets to a concert by the great violinist Jascha Heifetz. Feeling inspired by the performance, he enrolls at a nearby music academy. The schoolmaster, professor Lawson (Walter Brennan), allows the talented Frankie to sleep in the basement of the troubled school, which is facing bankruptcy. Along with Lawson's daughter Ann (Andrea Leeds), Frankie organizes a benefit concert to save the school.
Director
Archie Mayo
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn, Robert Riskin
Production Co
Howard Productions
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 27, 2020
Runtime
1h 41m
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