The read
It runs a compact 15m.
Synopsis
A teenaged shoeshine boy urgently tries to raise the remaining amount of money he needs to purchase a secondhand bugle before 6p.m.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Lewis JacobsWriter
- Walter HartScreenplay
- Walter HartDirector
Cast
- Mel BryantShoeshine Boy
- Sam LeveneLucky
- Walter CatlettGarry Goff
- Robert Emmett O'ConnorCharlie the Bartender (uncredited)
- Walter SoderlingPawnbroker (uncredited)
Themes
jazzmusicianpatriotismpawnbrokertrumpetdeadlinepawnshopjazz bandbugletalent agentshoeshine boytrumpet player