They Shall Have Music (Melody of Youth) (Ragged Angels) (1939)
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69% of users liked it
(106 ratings)
This musical drama follows a young ghetto kid who dreams of being a classical musician like his idol Jascha Heifetz. He first hears the renowned violinist after finding a ticket to Carnegie Hall on the sidewalk one day. The young man is so inspired by what he hears that he enrolls in Professor… More This musical drama follows a young ghetto kid who dreams of being a classical musician like his idol Jascha Heifetz. He first hears the renowned violinist after finding a ticket to Carnegie Hall on the sidewalk one day. The young man is so inspired by what he hears that he enrolls in Professor Lawson's inner-city music school. Unfortunately, the school teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. Fortunately the determined young boy convinces his street buddies to help him plead with Heifetz to help them save the school by doing a benefit concert. The master violinist agrees and saves the day. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Archie Mayo
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jun 28, 1939 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Producer Samuel Goldwyn's attempt to bring classical music to the masses.
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Cast
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Jascha Heifetz
as Himself
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Andrea Leeds
as Ann Lawson
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Joel McCrea
as Peter McCarthy
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Gene Reynolds
as Frankie
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Walter Brennan
as Prof. Lawson
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Porter Hall
as Mr. Flower
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Terry Kilburn
as Limey
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Walter Tetley
as Rocks Mulligan
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Chuck Stubbs
as Fever Jones
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Tommy Kelly
as Willie
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Alfred Newman
as Musical director
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Mary Ruth
as Suzy
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Marjorie Main
as Mrs. Miller
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Arthur Hohl
as Ed Miller
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Paul Harvey
as Heifetz's Manager
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Jessie Arnold
as Woman in Alley
- Arthur Ayleswofth
- Stanley Blystone
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Wade Boteler
as Police Lieutenant
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Virginia Brissac
as Willie's Mother
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Dorothy Christy
as Young Woman
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Charles Coleman
as Heifetz's Butler
- Alan Edwards
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James Flavin
as Police Sergeant
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John Hamilton
as Detective
- Roger Imhof
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Perry Ivins
as Mr. Wallace
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Frank Jaquet
as Mr. Morgan
- Ethan Laidlaw
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Diana Lynn
as Bit Part
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John Farrell MacDonald
as Police Chief
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Louis Mason
as Deputy
- Emory Parnell
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Lee Phelps
as Policeman in Auditorium
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John St. Polis
as Davis
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Gale Sherwood
as Betty
- Wyndham Standing
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Paul Stanton
as Inspector Johnson
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Emmett Vogan
as Police Chief's Aide
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Marjorie Wood
as Mother
- John Kelly
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Bryant Washburn
as Usher
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Dulce Daye
as Women in Line
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Alexander Schoenberg
as Davis
- Effie Anderson