"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Greatest Human Drama"

1936

1h 32m

6.9(11 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.

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Cast & Crew

36 members

Acting

Freddie Bartholomew

Claude Pierce

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Jackie Cooper

'Buck' Murphy

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Mickey Rooney

'Gig' Stevens

Acting

Ian Hunter

Jay Pierce

Acting

Peggy Conklin

Rose Hawley

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Katharine Alexander

Hilda Pierce

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Gene Lockhart

Mr. Jim Murphy

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Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Murphy

Acting

Grant Mitchell

Paul Krumpp

Acting

George Davis

Charlie - the Diner Owner (uncredited)

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Jonathan Hale

Judge Holmes

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Etienne Girardot

Principal

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Sherwood Bailey

'Bugs'

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Buster Slaven

'Six-Toes'

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Harold Huber

Willie

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Stanley Fields

Joe

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Frank Puglia

'Grandma'

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Etta McDaniel

Molly

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Stanley Andrews

Doctor

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Don Brodie

Hilda's Chauffeur

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Charles Coleman

Doorman

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Lester Dorr

Intern

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William Gould

Court Clerk

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George Guhl

Plainclothesman

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John Kelly

'Shivvy' the Tire Man

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Wally Maher

Taxi Driver

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Myra Marsh

Joe Wilson's Mother

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Buddy Messinger

Elevator Operator

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Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Jennie Stevens

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Richard Powell

Football Salesman

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Christian Rub

Tombstone Mason

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David Thursby

Court Clerk

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Andrew Tombes

Muldoon - a Policeman

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Charles Trowbridge

Doctor

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Ian Wolfe

Pawnbroker

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John Wray

Priest

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