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Two-time Academy Award® winning director Frank Borzage (1927, Best Director, 7th Heaven) directed this astounding drama, which must be ranked among the greatest of all anti-war allegories. Adapted by Jo Swerling (Capra's The Miracle Woman) from Ferenc Molnar's famed novel The Paul Street Boys, it centers on a group of small kids who literally go to war against a gang of older boys over who has the "right" to play in an abandoned lumber yard. Photographed by Joseph August (Oscar® nominated for 1948, Best Cinematography, Portrait of Jennie), whose rich, gorgeous images serve to contrast idyllic beauty against the boys' single-minded purpose. The mostly youthful cast is headed by George Breakston, Jackie Searl and the great Frankie Darro (Wild Boys of the Road), with Ralph Morgan, Samuel Hinds and Lois Wilson among the briefly-seen adults. Newly remastered.
Original Release
03/30/1934
US Release
03/30/1934
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frankie Darro | Feri Ats |
George P. Breakston | Nemecsek |
Jimmy Butler | Boka |
Jackie Searl | Gareb / Gereb |
Donald Haines | Csonakos |
Rolf Ernest | Ferdie Pasztor |
Julius Molnar | Henry Pasztor |
Wesley Giraud | Kolnay |
Bruce Line | Richter |
Samuel S. Hinds | Gareb's Grandfather / Gereb's Father |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frankie Darro | Feri Ats |
George P. Breakston | Nemecsek |
Jimmy Butler | Boka |
Jackie Searl | Gareb / Gereb |
Donald Haines | Csonakos |
Rolf Ernest | Ferdie Pasztor |
Julius Molnar | Henry Pasztor |
Wesley Giraud | Kolnay |
Bruce Line | Richter |
Samuel S. Hinds | Gareb's Grandfather / Gereb's Father |
Christian Rub | Watchman |
Ralph Morgan | Father / Nemecsek's Father |
Lois Wilson | Nemeecsek's Mother / Mother |
Egon Brecher | Professor Racz / Racz |
Frank Reicher | Doctor |
Tom Ricketts | Old Janitor / Janitor |
Harvey Clark | Customer in Tailor Shop |
Howard Leeds | Red Shirt Member |
Basil Bookasta | Red Shirt Member |
Bob Wagner | Red Shirt Member |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Borzage | Producer |
Samuel J. Briskin | Producer |