They Shall Have Music (1939)

Directors

Archie Mayo

Cast

Joel McCrea, Gene Reynolds, Andrea Leeds, Walter Brennan

The story

Youngster Frankie (Gene Reynolds) and his small gang commit petty crimes in their New York City tenement neighborhood, such as stealing bicycles and taking money from other boys. One of those boys, Willy (Tommy Kelly), complains to his father about this, who takes the matter to Frankie's mother (Marjorie Main) and stepfather (Arthur Hohl). Frankie finds an old violin in his basement which he used to play when his father was around.

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