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01/10/1969 Documentary 0h 13m
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Overview

Leo Beuerman is a 1969 American short documentary film directed by Gene Boomer. It tells the story of Leo Beuerman (1902–1974), a diminutive, disabled man who sold pencils and became a fixture on the downtown sidewalks of Lawrence, Kansas in the 1950s and 1960s thanks to his determination. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

  1. Gene Boomer

    Director

  2. Margaret Travis

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Leo Beuerman

    Himself

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-05-03
The eponymous street vendor can barely be three foot tall, but he has cleverly built and adapted an whole range of equipment to enable him to get about his small Kansas town - even building a pulley system to get aboard his tractor that gets him to and from his home. By day, he finds a space in the shade and sells pencils from a small cart to passing pedestrians eking out a living with his small pile of coins by his side. It's a curious documentary in that it makes no effort to actually speak to the man himself. The latter half of the documentary follows some of his day's activities - and his ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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