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They Shall Have Music

  • 19391939
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Jascha Heifetz, Andrea Leeds, Joel McCrea, Gene Reynolds, and Zero in They Shall Have Music (1939)
  • Music
  • Drama
  • Family
A boy runs away from home and ends up at a music school for poor children. When the school suffers hard times, he enlists the aid of violinist Heifetz to save the day.A boy runs away from home and ends up at a music school for poor children. When the school suffers hard times, he enlists the aid of violinist Heifetz to save the day.A boy runs away from home and ends up at a music school for poor children. When the school suffers hard times, he enlists the aid of violinist Heifetz to save the day.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
439
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Archie Mayo
  • Writers
    • Irma von Cube(screenplay)
    • John Howard Lawson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jascha Heifetz
    • Joel McCrea
    • Andrea Leeds
Top credits
  • Director
    • Archie Mayo
  • Writers
    • Irma von Cube(screenplay)
    • John Howard Lawson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jascha Heifetz
    • Joel McCrea
    • Andrea Leeds
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    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Walter Brennan, Andrea Leeds, and Joel McCrea in They Shall Have Music (1939)
    Walter Brennan, Andrea Leeds, and Joel McCrea in They Shall Have Music (1939)
    Walter Brennan in They Shall Have Music (1939)
    Terry Kilburn, Andrea Leeds, Joel McCrea, and Gene Reynolds at an event for They Shall Have Music (1939)
    Walter Brennan, Tommy Kelly, Terry Kilburn, and Walter Tetley in They Shall Have Music (1939)
    Andrea Leeds and Joel McCrea in They Shall Have Music (1939)

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    Jascha Heifetz
    Jascha Heifetz
    • Jascha Heifetzas Jascha Heifetz
    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • Peteras Peter
    Andrea Leeds
    Andrea Leeds
    • Ann Lawsonas Ann Lawson
    Gene Reynolds
    Gene Reynolds
    • Frankieas Frankie
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Professor Lawsonas Professor Lawson
    Terry Kilburn
    Terry Kilburn
    • Limeyas Limey
    Porter Hall
    Porter Hall
    • Floweras Flower
    Walter Tetley
    • Rocksas Rocks
    Chuck Stubbs
    • Feveras Fever
    Tommy Kelly
    Tommy Kelly
    • Willieas Willie
    Gale Sherwood
    Gale Sherwood
    • Bettyas Betty
    • (as Jacqueline Nash)
    Alfred Newman
    Alfred Newman
    • Musical Directoras Musical Director
    Mary Ruth
    • Suzieas Suzie
    John St. Polis
    John St. Polis
    • Davisas Davis
    Alexander Schoenberg
    • Menkenas Menken
    • (as Alexander Schonberg)
    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    • Mrs. Milleras Mrs. Miller
    Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl
    • Milleras Miller
    Paul Harvey
    Paul Harvey
    • Heifetz' Manageras Heifetz' Manager
    • Director
      • Archie Mayo
    • Writers
      • Irma von Cube(screenplay)
      • John Howard Lawson(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the movie, the newspaper account lists Jascha Heifetz's stolen Violin as a Stradivarius. Heifetz actually used a Guarnarius in the picture and favored that violin in real life, but the producers felt that the name of Stradivarius would be more recognizable.
    • Goofs
      The movie was spliced together from many takes, so there are numerous continuity holes, especially during the performaces.
    • Soundtracks
      Andante cantabile
      from "String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.11" (1871) (uncredited)
      Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
      In the score during the opening credits
      Reprised a bit by Gene Reynolds (violin)

    User reviews12

    Review
    Top review
    Another uncredited and unmentioned cast member?
    I caught a clip of this film with Heifetz's performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto on YouTube - which was phenomenal. Watching the performance from the wings with Andrea Leeds was an actor who looks exactly like Frank McHugh (with mustache), but there's no mention of him in the cast, or of this appearance on his biography page. I assume he was an extra even though he was rather prominent in this single(?), non-speaking appearance in the film. Can anyone confirm if it was him, one way or the other?

    Does anyone know if this movie is available on VHS or DVD? I remember seeing it, I believe, on TV, but I'm not certain as to whether I watched a clip of it in a documentary biography of Heifetz, or saw the film, itself.
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    • romarub
    • Jun 25, 2007

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    • Release date
      • August 18, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Angels Making Music
    • Filming locations
      • Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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