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Barefoot Boy (1938)

1938 · Feature film · 59 min · dir. Karl Brown

Scrapping - Romancing - Gang-Busting!

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Family
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Synopsis

Other than using the same title this film has no connection to nor is there any film credit linking it to the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier. In this film, Kenneth Hale, a pampered, snobbish young boy is sent by his father, John Hale, who has served time in prison for a crime he did not commit, down to the country farm of an old friend, Calvin Whittaker. The barefooted, honest and plucky Billy Whittaker, his girlfriend, Pige Bennett, and punky Kenneth get involved with a "haunted" house and a…

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Details

Director
Karl Brown
Writer
John T. Neville
Cinematography
Gilbert Warrenton
Studio
Monogram Pictures
Released
1938-08-03
Running time
59 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · Worth watching! · kareneliot · 2005-12-26

I loved this movie! It is Sherlock Holmes meets the Our Gang comedies mixed together. Pidge steals the whole show!!!

★★★★★ · refreshing · ptlc · 2006-12-17

I enjoyed this b&w film. It is refreshing to see adolescent children still innocent. No sex, no gore. True family values. You could watch this with grandparents and/or children without embarrassment.

★★★ · Barefoot Boy · DrPretorious · 2009-08-07

simply great..a sweet little story..real family movie.." Pidge " is wonderful as Billy's girlfriend.

★★★ · Clean, Wholesome Entertainment · jahzoone · 2009-09-26

I agree it's generally a kids movie, so is Lassie. I found some enjoyment in it and I recommend it if you're in the mood to watch a "Little House On The Prairie" type film.

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