They Shall Have Music (Melody of Youth) (Ragged Angels) (1939)
Release Date: Jun 28, 1939 Wide
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This musical drama follows a young ghetto kid who dreams of being a classical musician like his idol Jascha Heifetz. He first hears the renowned violinist after finding a ticket to Carnegie Hall on the sidewalk one day. The young man is so inspired by what he hears that he enrolls in Professor Lawson's inner-city music school. Unfortunately, the school teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. Fortunately the determined young boy convinces his street buddies to help him plead with Heifetz to help them
Jun 28, 1939 Wide
MGM
Cast
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Jascha Heifetz
Himself -
Andrea Leeds
Ann Lawson -
Joel McCrea
Peter McCarthy -
Gene Reynolds
Frankie -
Walter Brennan
Prof. Lawson -
Porter Hall
Mr. Flower -
Terry Kilburn
Limey -
Walter Tetley
Rocks Mulligan -
Chuck Stubbs
Fever Jones -
Tommy Kelly
Willie -
Alfred Newman
Musical director -
Mary Ruth
Suzy -
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Miller -
Arthur Hohl
Ed Miller -
Paul Harvey
Heifetz's Manager -
Jessie Arnold
Woman in Alley -
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Wade Boteler
Police Lieutenant -
Virginia Brissac
Willie's Mother -
Dorothy Christy
Young Woman -
Charles Coleman
Heifetz's Butler -
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James Flavin
Police Sergeant -
John Hamilton
Detective -
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Perry Ivins
Mr. Wallace -
Frank Jaquet
Mr. Morgan -
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Diana Lynn
Bit Part -
John Farrell MacDonald
Police Chief -
Louis Mason
Deputy -
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Lee Phelps
Policeman in Auditorium -
John St. Polis
Davis -
Gale Sherwood
Betty -
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Paul Stanton
Inspector Johnson -
Emmett Vogan
Police Chief's Aide -
Marjorie Wood
Mother -
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Bryant Washburn
Usher -
Dulce Daye
Women in Line -
Alexander Schoenberg
Davis -
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(1939) They Shall Have Music
SOCIAL COMMENTARY/ DRAMA/ MUSICAL
Story reflects on nurturing impoverished underage children who love music and instruments which may seem outdated since alot of successful musicians or music artists are great contributers to music and the arts! Centers on a particular underage teenage kid with aspirations to become a great violinist! Excellent beginning and then after awhile falls to the conventional 'save my musical school' formula with execellent intentions! There's also some excellent violin playing from real life classical violinist aficionado Jascha Heifetz!
3 out of 4