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22/09/1938 Drama 1h 21m
60
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Overview

The story begins while Tommy Martin and his mother, Martha Martin say goodbye to Henry and Reuben Johnson. After having stopped by the Mennonite farm, where Tommy and Martha stay with the William and Annie Decker, the Johnsons are headed back to their hometown of Goshen. The balance of the film is concerned with both trying to get the necessary train fare and with Tommy clearing his name over a misunderstanding.

  1. Edward F. Cline

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Bobby Breen

    Tommy Martin

  2. Dolores Costello

    Martha Martin

  3. Charles Ruggles

    Sam Terwilliger

  4. Irene Dare

    Irene Dare

  5. Dorothy Peterson

    Annie Decker

  6. Robert Barrat

    William Decker

  7. John 'Dusty' King

    Henry Johnson

  8. Margaret Hamilton

    Mrs. Small

  9. Billy Gilbert

    Mr. Small

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-03-29
Now I tend to side with Herod and Rameses when it comes to children, though perhaps not quite as brutally, so I was fully prepared to hate this. Though it does contain more than it’s fair share of cheese, it’s not that sentimental and for my first encounter with Bobby Breen, it went fine. “Tommy” lives with his mother “Martha” (Dolores Costello). Neither they nor anyone else in their Mennonite community have much cash, so his dream of a career singing isn’t likely to come to fruition nor is them finding the $92 train fare they need to raise to join their family farming in faraway...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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