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About
At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's father loses his job. Eager not to burden their parents, the two high school sophomores decide to hop the freight trains and look for work.
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Oct 7, 1933
Director
Writers
Earl Baldwin, Daniel Ahearn
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Studio
First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
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Frankie Darro
Eddie Smith
E
Edwin Phillips
Tommy Gordon
R
Rochelle Hudson
Grace
D
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Sally
S
Sterling Holloway
Ollie
A
Arthur Hohl
Dr. Henry A. Heckel
A
Ann Hovey
Lola
M
Minna Gombell
Aunt Carrie
G
Grant Mitchell
James Smith
C
Claire McDowell
Mrs. Smith
R
Robert Barrat
Judge R.H. White
W
Willard Robertson
Captain of Detectives
W
Ward Bond
Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
W
Wade Boteler
Policeman in Court (uncredited)
G
George Cooper
Man near Columbus (uncredited)
C
Charley Grapewin
Mr. Cadman (uncredited)
M
Milton Kibbee
Movie Usher (uncredited)
S
Sidney Miller
Boy Selling Letter (uncredited)
A
Adrian Morris
Buggie Maylin (uncredited)
L
Louis Natheaux
Buggie Maylin's Pal (uncredited)
