The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
After a prank makes Joey Norton believe he killed his older brother, he runs away from home and spends the day at Coney Island while his brother tries to find him before their mother gets home.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic91/100
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
69 audience votes
Key crew
- Ray AshleyDirector
- Morris EngelDirector
- Ruth OrkinDirector
- Ray AshleyWriter
- Morris EngelWriter
- Ruth OrkinWriter
Cast
- Richie AndruscoJoey Norton
- Richard BrewsterLennie Norton
- Winifred CushingMother
- Jay WilliamsJay the Pony-Ride Man
- Will LeePhotographer
- Charlie MossHarry
- Tommy DeCanioCharlie
- Ruth OrkinWoman on beach (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
new york cityconey islandon the runblack and whitefake deathwoman directorchildren home aloneprank gone wrong1950skid brotherbrothersindependent film