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Released
1939 · FILM

They Shall Have Music

The THRILL of great music... the LAUGHTER of youth... the TENDERNESS of age

Directed by
Runtime
105 min
DramaFamilyMusic
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

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.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Sherman ToddShot by Gregg Toland

Also known as

  • Musik fürs Lebende
  • Rapsodia de juventudes
  • Mélodie de la jeunessefr
  • Armonie di gioventùit

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