They Shall Have Music (1939)

They Shall Have Music (1939)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1939-08-18 United States of America 105 Min. PG-13
6.1 9 votes
Family, Music, Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Jascha Heifetz is Himself
Himself
Joel McCrea is Peter McCarthy
Peter McCarthy
Andrea Leeds is Ann Lawson
Ann Lawson
Gene Reynolds is Frankie
Frankie
Walter Brennan is Professor Lawson
Professor Lawson
Terry Kilburn is Limey
Limey
Tommy Kelly is Willie
Willie
Porter Hall is Mr. Flower
Mr. Flower
Walter Tetley is Rocks Mulligan
Rocks Mulligan
Chuck Stubbs is Fever
Fever
Gale Sherwood is Betty
Betty
Alfred Newman is Musical Director
Musical Director
Mary Ruth is Suzie
Suzie
John St. Polis is Davis
Davis
Alexander Schoenberg is Menken
Menken
Marjorie Main is Mrs. Miller
Mrs. Miller
Arthur Hohl is Miller
Miller
Paul Harvey is Heifetz' Manager
Heifetz' Manager
Zero is Sucker the Dog
Sucker the Dog
Peter Meremblum is Peter Meremblum
Peter Meremblum
Calvin Leslie is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Effie Anderson is Woman on Steps (uncredited)
Woman on Steps (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold is Woman in Alley Yelling for Police (uncredited)
Woman in Alley Yelling for Police (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth is Detective (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Emanuel Bay is Accompanist for 'Hora staccato' (uncredited)
Accompanist for 'Hora staccato' (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict is Man in Concert Audience (uncredited)
Man in Concert Audience (uncredited)
Richard Berres is Cellist in Meremblum Orchestra (uncredited)
Cellist in Meremblum Orchestra (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone is Policeman at Police Station (uncredited)
Policeman at Police Station (uncredited)
Morris Boltuch is Kid in Orchestra (uncredited)
Kid in Orchestra (uncredited)
Wade Boteler is Bill - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Bill - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Raymond D. Bowman is Violinist (uncredited)
Violinist (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac is Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Willie's Mother (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy is Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
Charles Coleman is Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited)
Kaye Connor is Girl in Orchestra (uncredited)
Girl in Orchestra (uncredited)
Dulcie Day is A Woman in Line (uncredited)
A Woman in Line (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani is Pawn Broker (uncredited)
Pawn Broker (uncredited)
Alan Edwards is Concertgoer Throwing Tickets Away (uncredited)
Concertgoer Throwing Tickets Away (uncredited)
Virginia Ellis is Violinist (uncredited)
Violinist (uncredited)
Fern Emmett is Woman on Steps (uncredited)
Woman on Steps (uncredited)
James Flavin is Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
John Hamilton is Detective (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Robert Homans is Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
Roger Imhof is Michael - Deputy (uncredited)
Michael - Deputy (uncredited)
Perry Ivins is Mr. Morgam (uncredited)
Mr. Morgam (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet is Mr. Wallace (uncredited)
Mr. Wallace (uncredited)
John Kelly is Kelly (uncredited)
Kelly (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw is Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
Maude Louis is Woman in Line (uncredited)
Woman in Line (uncredited)
Mitchell Lurie is Clarinetist in Orchestra (uncredited)
Clarinetist in Orchestra (uncredited)
Diana Lynn is Pianist (uncredited)
Pianist (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald is Police Chief (uncredited)
Police Chief (uncredited)
Louis Mason is Deputy (uncredited)
Deputy (uncredited)
Eric Mayne is Man in Concert Audience
Man in Concert Audience
Anne O'Neal is Woman on Steps (uncredited)
Woman on Steps (uncredited)
Emory Parnell is Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
Policeman in Rain (uncredited)
Lee Phelps is Policeman in Auditorium (uncredited)
Policeman in Auditorium (uncredited)
Edwina Pierce is Violinist (uncredited)
Violinist (uncredited)
Annette Ruderman is Violinist (uncredited)
Violinist (uncredited)
Theodore Saidenberg is Heifetz's Accompanist (uncredited)
Heifetz's Accompanist (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing is Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Paul Stanton is Inspector Johnson (uncredited)
Inspector Johnson (uncredited)
Elizabeth Valentine is Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan is Police Chief's Aide (uncredited)
Police Chief's Aide (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn Jr. is Usher in Carnegie Hall (uncredited)
Usher in Carnegie Hall (uncredited)
Billy Wayne is Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood is Betty's Mother (uncredited)
Betty's Mother (uncredited)
Mary Louise Zeyen is Cellist in Orchestra (uncredited)
Cellist in Orchestra (uncredited)

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