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Barefoot Boy

  • 1938
  • Approved
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
96
YOUR RATING
Jackie Moran and Terry in Barefoot Boy (1938)
ActionAdventureCrime

Other than using the same title, this film has no connection to, nor is there any film credit linking it to, the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier. In this film, Kenneth Hale, a pampered, snob... Read allOther than using the same title, this film has no connection to, nor is there any film credit linking it to, the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier. In this film, Kenneth Hale, a pampered, snobbish young boy, is sent by his father, John Hale, who has served time in prison for a crim... Read allOther than using the same title, this film has no connection to, nor is there any film credit linking it to, the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier. In this film, Kenneth Hale, a pampered, snobbish young boy, is sent by his father, John Hale, who has served time in prison for a crime he did not commit, down to the country farm of an old friend, Calvin Whittaker. The bare... Read all

  • Director
    • Karl Brown
  • Writer
    • John T. Neville
  • Stars
    • Jackie Moran
    • Marcia Mae Jones
    • Ralph Morgan
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    96
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Karl Brown
    • Writer
      • John T. Neville
    • Stars
      • Jackie Moran
      • Marcia Mae Jones
      • Ralph Morgan
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Jackie Moran
    Jackie Moran
    • Billy Whittaker
    Marcia Mae Jones
    Marcia Mae Jones
    • Pige Blaine
    Ralph Morgan
    Ralph Morgan
    • John Hale
    Claire Windsor
    Claire Windsor
    • Valerie Hale
    Charles D. Brown
    • Calvin Whittaker
    Marilyn Knowlden
    Marilyn Knowlden
    • Julia Blaine
    Bradley Metcalfe
    Bradley Metcalfe
    • Kenneth Hale
    Frank Puglia
    Frank Puglia
    • Hank
    Helen MacKellar
    Helen MacKellar
    • Martha Whittaker
    Matty Fain
    Matty Fain
    • Convict
    Henry Roquemore
    Henry Roquemore
    • Benjamin Blaine
    Roger Gray
    Roger Gray
    • Dutch
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • Prison Warden
    Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins
    • Sheriff
    Johnnie Morris
    • Jeff Blaine
    Hal Cooke
    • Parker
    Terry
    Terry
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    • Director
      • Karl Brown
    • Writer
      • John T. Neville
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    • Trivia
      This film received its initial USA telecast Saturday 24 January 1942 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1). Post-WWII television viewers got their first look at it Friday 6 August 1948 on WATV (Channel 13) and Monday 25 October 1948 on WCBS (Channel 2); in Chicago it first aired Thursday 27 January 1949 on WBKB (Channel 4), and, on the West Coast, in Los Angeles, it was first seen Wednesday 8 February 1950 on KTSL (Channel 2).
    • Connections
      Referenced in Dillinger (1945)

    User reviews6

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    2/10
    Annoying...
    "Barefoot Boy" is a film that clearly demonstrates why it's in the public domain. Simply put, the film is annoying...very, very annoying. Unless you love films that star annoying pre-teens, then my advice is to avoid this one like the plague.

    The film stars two boys--one a spoiled little $&!% who is simply too obviously awful to be believed. No child is that obnoxious and yet so adored by a parent!! Instead of a reasonable portrayal, it's all black & white--like a comic book. And, when this kid does horrible things, people either cover for him or resist the urge to bust him in the mouth--something I truly was hoping to see. And, it's a bad film that makes me root for child abuse!!! As far as the plot goes, it's a ridiculous mess involving the jerk kid going to live with a nice country boy, some stolen bonds, a father coming out of prison and some crooks pretending that they are ghosts. Believe me that the average Bowery Boys film is 1000% better! Bad acting, bad writing and bad direction...this one is just BAD!
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    • Jul 7, 2010

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El pillete
    • Production company
      • Monogram Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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