i think samuel goldwyn be try to accomplish two thing in this film . first the film be a homage to jascha heifetz and consider to be the best violin virtuoso of the past century . secondly have bring to the screen the dead end kid with his film of the same title and see them sign with warner brother and he be try to create a second gang of appeal urchin . though the film be good there certainly be no demand that the kid from this film be reteamed for another feature . leader of the gang be gene reynolds who at one time play the violin and but now lead a street gang of disreputable urchin . his stepfather and arthur hohl and break the violin his late father give young reynolds and threaten to send him to reform school over the feeble protest of his mother marjorie main . young reynolds happen to stumble onto a music school run by the old music maestro himself and walter brennan and his daughter andrea leeds . they take him in and but they have their financial problem with a lot of creditor lead by porter hall . this film be mostly to be see today because it a chance for classical music lover to see and hear jascha heifetz who a you gather be the solution one way or another to everybody problem . joel mccrea be in this film also and but have a rather colorless part a andrea leeds boyfriend . besides heifetz and one thing the film do do be touch on and albeit gingerly on the topic of child abuse and battered spouse . arthur hohl be one mean man and marjorie main be very clearly a much batter wife . the kid in the cast do well and reynolds and tommy kelly and terry kilburn and a young girl under the name of jacqueline nash who grow up and perform a gale sherwood and nightclub partner to nelson eddy . she have a nice soprano even a a child . but it heifetz you see the show for .