Overview
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.
Details
- Director
- Kenny Ortega
- Writer
- Bob Tzudiker
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $15,000,000
Cast
Aaron Lohr
Ann-Margret
Bill Pullman
Christian Bale
David Moscow
Gabriel Damon
Luke Edwards
Marty Belafsky
Max Casella
Robert Duvall
Keywords
19th century
20th century
based on true story
boy singer
brawl
correctional institution
corrupt official
juvenile crime
juvenile detention center
musical
name change
new york city
newsboy
newspaper boy
slingshot
teenage boy
teenage girl
turn of the century
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