They Shall Have Music (1939)

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1h 42min
Drama, Family
18 Aug 1939 (USA)
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A boy runs away from home and ends up at a music school for poor children. When the school suffers hard times, he enlists the aid of violinist Heifetz to save the day.

Director:

Archie Mayo

Writers:

Irma von Cube, John Howard Lawson

Stars:

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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Terry Kilburn, Andrea Leeds, Joel McCrea and Gene Reynolds (I) at event of They Shall Have Music (1939)

Walter Brennan (I), Tommy Kelly (I), Terry Kilburn, Gene Reynolds (I), Walter Tetley and Zero (IV) in They Shall Have Music (1939)

Andrea Leeds and Joel McCrea in They Shall Have Music (1939)

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

Directed by

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Archie Mayo

Written by

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Irma von Cube	...	(screenplay) (as Irmgard von Cube) and
John Howard Lawson	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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Samuel Goldwyn	...	producer
Robert Riskin	...	associate producer

Cinematography by

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Gregg Toland

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Editing by

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Sherman Todd

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film editor

Art Direction by

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James Basevi

Set Decoration by

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Julia Heron

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(set decorations) (as Julie Heron)

Costume Design by

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Jeanne Beakhurst

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(costumes)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Walter Mayo	...	assistant director
Reginald Le Borg	...	second unit director (uncredited)
Jack Reynolds	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Paul Neal

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sound recorder

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ned Scott

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still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Alfred Newman	...	musical director / composer: additional music (uncredited)
Rudolph Polk	...	music supervisor (uncredited)
Alexander Steinert	...	music supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Carl Andre	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Bob Creasman	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Chet De Vito	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Gladys Hall	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Bill Mccellan	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Frank Miglisccio	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Burton Miller	...	stand-in (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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The Samuel Goldwyn Company (presents)

Distributors

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United Artists (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
United Artists (1939) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
United Artists (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
United Artists (Australasia) (1939) (Australia) (theatrical)
Artistas Unidos (1940) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1940) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Les Artistes Associés (1940) (France) (theatrical)
Les Artistes Associés S.A.B. (1939) (Belgium) (theatrical)
United Artists (1940) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
Film Classics (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (retitled re-release)
Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1940) (Norway) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
Jeunesse kikaku (2019) (Japan) (DVD)
NHK-BS2 (1991) (Japan) (tv)
Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
Showcase Video (1984) (Australia) (video)

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	A boy from the streets of New York finds music tickets to a Heifetz concert, which rekindles his earlier interest in the violin. He subsequently runs away from home and happens across a music school for children (played by members of the Peter Meremblum California Youth Symphony Orchestra). He is taken in by kindly Professor Lawson, the head of the school and resumes violin study while sleeping in the basement of the school. Despite the best efforts of Peter and Ann to raise money, the school is about to be foreclosed upon by Flower and associates. The kids in the school, led by Frankie, try to raise money themselves, and run across Heifetz in the process. After many more well-trodden cinematic paths have been navigated, Heifetz finally is convinced to sponsor the school. Written by Butch Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	new-york-city adolescent title-co-written-by-female classical-music-concert stray-dog See All (46) »
Taglines	The producer of "Wuthering Heights" "Hurricane" and Stella Dallas" brings you the first important picture of the season, the thrill you will talk about for the rest of the screen year...a moving, romantic story played by Joel McCrea and Andrea Leeds, plus the magic music of Jascha Heifetz in a magnificent story of youngsters with dirty faces and hungry hearts. (Print Ad-Philadelphia Inquirer, ((Philadelphia, Penna.)) 29 August 1939) See more »
Genres	Drama Family Music
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Certification	Finland:S France:Tous publics Japan:G Norway:A United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:U (video) United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved United States:TV-G (TV rating)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Ragged Angels (United States) Angels Making Music (United States) Music School (United States) The Restless Age (United States) Melody of Youth (United Kingdom) See more »
Runtime	102 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Filming Locations	Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	In the movie, the newspaper account lists Jascha Heifetz's stolen Violin as a Stradivarius. Heifetz actually used a Guarnarius in the picture and favored that violin in real life, but the producers felt that the name of Stradivarius would be more recognizable. See more »
Goofs	The movie was spliced together from many takes, so there are numerous continuity holes, especially during the performaces. See more »
Soundtracks	Andante cantabile See more »

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