They Shall Have Music (1939)
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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 save the school by doing a benefit concert. The master violinist agrees and saves the day. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jascha Heifetz, Andrea Leeds, (more)
- Director(s):
- Irma Von Cube, Archie Mayo, (more)
Synopsis of They Shall Have Music
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 save the school by doing a benefit concert. The master violinist agrees and saves the day. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of They Shall Have Music
- Jascha Heifetz - Himself
- Joel McCrea - Peter McCarthy
- Walter Brennan - Prof. Lawson
- Terry Kilburn - Limey
- Chuck Stubbs - Fever Jones
- Alfred Newman - Musical director
- Marjorie Main - Mrs. Miller
- Paul Harvey - Heifetz's Manager
- Wade Boteler - Police Lieutenant
- Frank Jaquet - Mr. Morgan
- Jessie Arnold - Woman in Alley
- Louis Mason - Deputy
- James Flavin - Police Sergeant
- Alexander Schoenberg - Davis
- John St. Polis - Davis
- Dorothy Christy - Young Woman
- Paul Stanton - Inspector Johnson
- Lee Phelps - Policeman in Auditorium
- Andrea Leeds - Ann Lawson
- Gene Reynolds - Frankie
- Porter Hall - Mr. Flower
- Walter Tetley - Rocks Mulligan
- Tommy Kelly - Willie
- Mary Ruth - Suzy
- Arthur Hohl - Ed Miller
- Charles Coleman - Heifetz's Butler
- Perry Ivins - Mr. Wallace
- Marjorie Wood - Mother
- Bryant Washburn - Usher
- John Hamilton - Detective
- Virginia Brissac - Willie's Mother
- Gale Sherwood - Betty
- Diana Lynn - Bit Part
- John Farrell MacDonald - Police Chief
- Dulce Daye - Women in Line
- Emmett Vogan - Police Chief's Aide
- Director(s):
- Archie Mayo, Irma Von Cube
- Writer(s):
- John Howard Lawson, Anthony Veiller, Irma Von Cube
- Producer(s):
- Samuel Goldwyn, Robert Riskin
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