Synopsis
A young orphan in New York's Lower East Side is collectively adopted by three neighborhood men--a minister, a cantor, and a cop.
Movie Information
- Director
- Norman Taurog
- Writers
- Anne Morrison Chapin, Whitfield Cook
- Release Year
- 1948
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Music
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (8 votes)
Top Cast
Margaret O'Brien
Midge
Robert Preston
Rev. Philip Y. Andrews
Danny Thomas
Cantor David Irwin Feldman
George Murphy
Patrick O'Donnell
Karin Booth
Florence Bartlett
Edward Arnold
Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Louis Keller
Betty Garrett
Shoo Shoo Grady
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