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Little Fugitive
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Joey, a bratty 7-year-old kid fears that he shot his older brother, who is only pretending. Joey then runs away to Coney Island, a crowded beach area, and gets money by returning soda bottles for their deposits.
Joey, a bratty 7-year-old kid fears that he shot his older brother, who is only pretending. Joey then runs away to Coney Island, a crowded beach area, and gets money by returning soda bottles for their deposits.
Actors:
Winifred Cushing,
Tommy DeCanio,
Richie Andrusco,
Richard Brewster,
Jay Williams,
Charlie Moss,
Will Lee
Winifred Cushing
1906, Colfax, Iowa, USA
Tommy DeCanio
Richie Andrusco
21 July 1945
Richard Brewster
Jay Williams
31 May 1914, Buffalo, New York, USA
Charlie Moss
Will Lee
6 August 1908, New York City, New York, USA
Director:
Morris Engel ,
Ray Ashley
Morris Engel
8 April 1918, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Ray Ashley
9 March 1911, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Country:
United States
Keywords:
#Jay Williams #Little Fugitive #Morris Engel #Ray Ashley #Richard Brewster #Winifred Cushing
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June 21, 2011
This amazing little film... is one of the most painful and vivid recollections of childhood I've ever seen, easily on par with Zero for Conduct, The 400 Blows and The Butcher Boy.
March 05, 2013
That the filmmakers were able to make "Little Fugitive" at all is kind of miraculous, but the miraculousness has its limits.
February 28, 2013
...a charmer from another age.
April 04, 2009
... the film runs largely on charm, but Engel's eye for people and landscape and social activity gives it a vibrancy that is still compelling.
February 28, 2013
Rarely has a film offered such an authentic child's-eye view of the world ...
October 06, 2014
At its core, this pioneering independent film, from 1953, is just an urban heart-warmer, but it has a fresh, gritty surface and a Grade A horror-comic hook ...
January 29, 2013
Like childhood itself, it's over before you're ready to let it go.
January 27, 2013
The not-to-be-underestimated singularity of Little Fugitive is such that its legacy nearly contradicts its nature.
December 10, 2003
A remarkable indy classic, made on a shoestring budget.
October 28, 2014
[VIDEO ESSAY] Made in 1953 by three confident filmmakers, "Little Fugitive" is as much an invaluable filmic document of post World War II New York as it is an enchanting incipient work of independent cinema.
June 18, 2008
You'll enjoy it from whatever angle you approach it, and you'll want to hand Joey a nickel so he can ride the pony one more time.
April 19, 2005
An underseen indie-film landmark and an invaluable artifact of local history to boot.
