When a seven-year-old Brooklyn boy's older brother tricks him into thinking the tyke has killed him, the youngster takes what money he can find and hightails it to Coney Island. While his brother searches for him, the scared runaway encounters all manner of adventures among the summer throngs.
Directed by
Ray Ashley; Morris Engel; Ruth Orkin.
Written by
Ray Ashley (screenplay); Ray Ashley (story); Morris Engel (story); Ruth Orkin (story).
Starring
Richie Andrusco (Joey Norton); Richard Brewster (Lennie Norton); Winifred Cushing (Mother); Jay Williams (Jay the Pony-Ride Man); Will Lee (Photographer); Charlie Moss (Harry); Tommy DeCanio (Charley). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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