The read
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 4m.
Synopsis
This portrayal of small town life before the War is based on a small boys determination to get to see the circus, over all obstacles. Escaped lions, lightheaded blackmail of his father, and playfully planting stolen papers on his sisters boyfriend are all in a days work for little Henry Peck.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do.
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Sam WoodDirector
Cast
- Jackie CooganHenry Peck
- Wheeler OakmanDr. Jack Martin - the Man in the Case
- Doris MayLetty Peck - Henry's Sister
- Raymond HattonThe Village Grocer
- James CorriganGeorge W. Peck - Henry's Pa
- Lillian LeightonMrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma
- Charles HattonBuddy - Henry's Pal
- K.T. StevensHenry's Sweetheart
- Dean RiesnerCast
- Robert BrowerThe Minister
Stills
Themes
parenthood