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Little Fugitive( 1953)

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Morris Engel's All-American Classic

Overview

After a prank makes Joey Norton believe he killed his older brother, he runs away from home and spends the day at Coney Island while his brother tries to find him before their mother gets home.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richie Andrusco

      Joey Norton

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      Richard Brewster

      Lennie Norton

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      Winifred Cushing

      Mother

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      Jay Williams

      Jay the Pony-Ride Man

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      Will Lee

      Photographer

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      Charlie Moss

      Harry

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      Tommy DeCanio

      Charlie

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      Ruth Orkin

      Woman on beach (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jul 10 2025
    I’m not a great fan of kids in films, but hats off to the young Richie Andrusco who really holds this together amiably well. “Joey” likes to play with his elder brother “Lennie” (Richard Brewster) and his pals but they think he’s a bit of a nuisance and like to play pranks on him. When they start messing around with a gun it looks like “Joey” might have actually done for his sibling and he panics. He can’t possibly go home, so he heads to the bright lights of the resort at Coney Island and that’s where he makes some friends whilst realising that he can make enough money to have plenty of goes o...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    30000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • woman director