Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes. When word gets around, ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Gary Coleman | ... | Lester | |
| Maureen Stapleton | ... | Mary the Bag Lady | |
| Norman Fell | ... | The Mayor | |
| Michael Lembeck | ... | Frank Biscardi | |
| Lisa Eilbacher | ... | Jill Klein | |
| Bill Russell | ... | Robert | |
| Herb Edelman | ... | Sam | |
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C. Thomas Cunliffe | ... | Shoe Shine Concessioner |
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Belinda Bremner | ... | Lady with Suitcase |
| Nathan Davis | ... | Mario | |
| Mike Bacarella | ... | Sean | |
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Jack Wasserman | ... | Vito |
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Fern Persons | ... | Flower Lady |
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Arthur Smith | ... | Gerald |
| Mike Genovese | ... | Louis | |
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Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes. When word gets around, though, everyone wants a piece of the action. Written by Digger Blue <diggerblue@hotmail.com>
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He's small enough to live in a locker! Smart enough to pick the winners. And big enough to beat the system. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 March 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Guy Could Get Killed Out There See more »Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USACompany Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Richard Moses...one of the writers. I met years ago in Quincy Massachusetts. He has passed away since. He told me a funny story about this movie. He told me so many people were changing the script that they put in the credits ..Avery Buddy as a writer...meaning everybody wrote it. He was a really nice guy.