They Shall Have Music 85 years old
The THRILL of great music... the LAUGHTER of youth... the TENDERNESS of age
The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his step father breaks his violin, ending up sleeping in the basement of a music school for poor children.
Credits
They Shall Have Music Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Arthur Hohl He was 50, 74 years old when he died | as Miller |
| Terry Kilburn He was 12, now 98 years old | as Limey |
| Porter Hall He was 50, 65 years old when he died | as Mr. Flower |
| Marjorie Main She was 49, 85 years old when she died | as Mrs. Miller |
| Dorothy Christy She was 33, 70 years old when she died | as Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited) |
| Joel McCrea He was 33, 84 years old when he died | as Peter McCarthy |
| Fern Emmett She was 43, 50 years old when she died | as Woman on Steps (uncredited) |
| James Flavin He was 33, 69 years old when he died | as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| J. Farrell MacDonald He was 64, 77 years old when he died | as Police Chief (uncredited) |
| Walter Brennan He was 45, 80 years old when he died | as Professor Lawson |
| Emmett Vogan He was 45, 76 years old when he died | as Police Chief's Aide (uncredited) |
| Wyndham Standing He was 58, 82 years old when he died | as Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Billy Wayne He was 42, 73 years old when he died | as Film Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| Paul Harvey He was 20, 90 years old when he died | as Heifetz' Manager |
| Wade Boteler He was 50, 54 years old when he died | as Bill - Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone He was 45, 61 years old when he died | as Policeman at Police Station (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans He was 61, 69 years old when he died | as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited) |
| Diana Lynn She was 12, 45 years old when she died | as Pianist (uncredited) |
| Frank Jaquet He was 54, 73 years old when he died | as Mr. Wallace (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps He was 46, 59 years old when he died | as Policeman in Auditorium (uncredited) |
| Roger Imhof He was 64, 82 years old when he died | as Michael - Deputy (uncredited) |
| Charles Coleman He was 53, 65 years old when he died | as Henry - Heifetz's Butler (uncredited) |
| John St. Polis He was 65, 72 years old when he died | as Davis |
| Brooks Benedict He was 43, 71 years old when he died | as Man in Concert Audience (uncredited) |
| Emory Parnell He was 46, 86 years old when he died | as Policeman in Rain (uncredited) |
| Ethan Laidlaw He was 39, 63 years old when he died | as Film Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| Eric Mayne He was 74, 81 years old when he died | as Man in Concert Audience |
| Perry Ivins He was 44, 68 years old when he died | as Mr. Morgam (uncredited) |
| Alan Edwards He was 14, 29 years old when he died | as Concertgoer Throwing Tickets Away (uncredited) |
| Alfred Newman He was 38, 68 years old when he died | as Musical Director |
| Tommy Kelly He was 41, 35 years old when he died | as Willie |
| Paul Stanton He was 27, now 57 years old | as Inspector Johnson (uncredited) |
| Joe De Stefani | as Pawn Broker (uncredited) |
| Andrea Leeds She was 25, 69 years old when she died | as Ann Lawson |
| John Kelly He was 38, 46 years old when he died | as Kelly (uncredited) |
| Virginia Brissac She was 56, 96 years old when she died | as Willie's Mother (uncredited) |
| Jascha Heifetz He was 38, 86 years old when he died | as Himself |
| John Hamilton He was 52, 71 years old when he died | as Detective (uncredited) |
| Anne O'Neal She was 45, 77 years old when she died | as Woman on Steps (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Wood She was 56, 73 years old when she died | as Betty's Mother (uncredited) |
| Jessie Arnold She was 54, 70 years old when she died | as Woman in Alley Yelling for Police (uncredited) |
| Gene Reynolds He was 16, 96 years old when he died | as Frankie |
| Gale Sherwood She was 10, 88 years old when she died | as Betty |
| Arthur Aylesworth He was 56, 62 years old when he died | as Detective (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Valentine She was 62, 94 years old when she died | as Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
They Shall Have Music Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| James Basevi as Art Direction. He was 48 (71) years old when He died | Art |
| Julia Heron as Set Decoration. She was 41 (79) years old when She died | Art |
| Robert Riskin as Associate Producer. He was 42 (58) years old when He died | Production |
| Walter Mayo as Assistant Director. He was 40 (66) years old when He died | Directing |
| Archie Mayo as Director. He was 48 (77) years old when He died | Directing |
| Samuel Goldwyn as Producer. He was 60 (94) years old when He died | Production |
| Sherman Todd as Editor. He was 35 (75) years old when He died | Editing |
| John Howard Lawson as Screenplay. He was 44 (82) years old when He died | Writing |
| Irma von Cube as Screenplay. She was 40 (78) years old when She died | Writing |
They Shall Have Music (85 years)
The THRILL of great music... the LAUGHTER of youth... the TENDERNESS of age
- Release day: Friday, August 18, 1939
- Runtime: 105 minutes