Family ·Music ·Drama · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 45m

They Shall Have Music

Director

Cast

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

Crew

Gregg Toland — Director of Photography Sherman Todd — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer Irma von Cube — Screenplay John Howard Lawson — Screenplay Samuel Goldwyn — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Archie Mayo Director Gregg Toland Director of Photography Sherman Todd Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer Irma von Cube Screenplay John Howard Lawson Screenplay Samuel Goldwyn Producer Jeanne Beakhurst Costume Design

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