They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music (1939)

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

  • Genre: Family, Music, Drama
  • Release Date: 1939-08-18
  • User Rating: 5.9/10 from 7 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Howard Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Archie Mayo
star 5.9/10
From 7 Ratings

Summary

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

  • Joel McCrea

    as Peter McCarthy

  • Andrea Leeds

    as Ann Lawson

  • Gene Reynolds

    as Frankie

  • Walter Brennan

    as Professor Lawson

  • Terry Kilburn

    as Limey

  • Tommy Kelly

    as Willie

  • Porter Hall

    as Mr. Flower

  • Walter Tetley

    as Rocks Mulligan

  • Chuck Stubbs

    as Fever

  • Gale Sherwood

    as Betty

  • Alfred Newman

    as Musical Director

  • Mary Ruth

    as Suzie

  • John St. Polis

    as Davis

  • Alexander Schoenberg

    as Menken

  • Marjorie Main

    as Mrs. Miller

  • Arthur Hohl

    as Miller

  • Paul Harvey

    as Heifetz' Manager

  • Zero

    as Sucker the Dog

  • Peter Meremblum

    as Peter Meremblum

  • Calvin Leslie

    as (uncredited)

  • Effie Anderson

    as Woman on Steps (uncredited)

  • Jessie Arnold

    as Woman in Alley Yelling for Police (uncredited)

  • Arthur Aylesworth

    as Detective (uncredited)

  • Emanuel Bay

    as Accompanist for 'Hora staccato' (uncredited)

  • Brooks Benedict

    as Man in Concert Audience (uncredited)

  • Richard Berres

    as Cellist in Meremblum Orchestra (uncredited)

  • Stanley Blystone

    as Policeman at Police Station (uncredited)

  • Morris Boltuch

    as Kid in Orchestra (uncredited)

  • Wade Boteler

    as Bill - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

  • Raymond D. Bowman

    as Violinist (uncredited)

  • Virginia Brissac

    as Willie's Mother (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Christy

    as Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)

  • Charles Coleman

    as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)

  • Kaye Connor

    as Girl in Orchestra (uncredited)

  • Dulcie Day

    as A Woman in Line (uncredited)

  • Joe De Stefani

    as Pawn Broker (uncredited)

  • Alan Edwards

    as Concertgoer Throwing Tickets Away (uncredited)

  • Virginia Ellis

    as Violinist (uncredited)

  • Fern Emmett

    as Woman on Steps (uncredited)

  • James Flavin

    as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

  • John Hamilton

    as Detective (uncredited)

  • Robert Homans

    as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)

  • Roger Imhof

    as Michael - Deputy (uncredited)

  • Perry Ivins

    as Mr. Morgam (uncredited)

  • Frank Jaquet

    as Mr. Wallace (uncredited)

  • John Kelly

    as Kelly (uncredited)

  • Ethan Laidlaw

    as Film Delivery Man (uncredited)

  • Maude Louis

    as Woman in Line (uncredited)

  • Mitchell Lurie

    as Clarinetist in Orchestra (uncredited)

  • Diana Lynn

    as Pianist (uncredited)

  • J. Farrell MacDonald

    as Police Chief (uncredited)

  • Louis Mason

    as Deputy (uncredited)

  • Eric Mayne

    as Man in Concert Audience

  • Anne O'Neal

    as Woman on Steps (uncredited)

  • Emory Parnell

    as Policeman in Rain (uncredited)

  • Lee Phelps

    as Policeman in Auditorium (uncredited)

  • Edwina Pierce

    as Violinist (uncredited)

  • Annette Ruderman

    as Violinist (uncredited)

  • Theodore Saidenberg

    as Heifetz's Accompanist (uncredited)

  • Wyndham Standing

    as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

  • Paul Stanton

    as Inspector Johnson (uncredited)

  • Elizabeth Valentine

    as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

  • Emmett Vogan

    as Police Chief's Aide (uncredited)

  • Bryant Washburn Jr.

    as Usher in Carnegie Hall (uncredited)

  • Billy Wayne

    as Film Delivery Man (uncredited)

  • Marjorie Wood

    as Betty's Mother (uncredited)

  • Mary Louise Zeyen

    as Cellist in Orchestra (uncredited)
Directing Archie Mayo Director
Writing John Howard Lawson Screenplay
Writing Irma von Cube Screenplay
Directing Walter Mayo Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Jeanne Beakhurst Costume Design
Art James Basevi Art Direction
Crew Paul Neal Sound Recordist
Production Samuel Goldwyn Producer
Art Julia Heron Set Decoration
Editing Sherman Todd Editor
Camera Gregg Toland Director of Photography
Sound Alfred Newman Music Director
Production Robert Riskin Associate Producer

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