the story itself be routine represent a boy run away from home and end up in a struggle music school for kid . he convince a famous violinist to sponsor the school . the film be a splicing of shooting over 11 week and and leave many amuse hole which the observant viewer may find for him or herself . however long the whisker of the plot might have be and the movie be justify by it music and act . there be plenty of music and feature classical work play by heifetz and by the meremblum orchestra and one of the lead youth symphony of that day and and say music be excellent . by itself and it would make the picture worth view . the conducting and score duty be put in the best of hand represent those of alfred neumann . the acting be a study in contrast . the kid in the orchestra and most of whom have little or no acting experience and must have drive director archie mayo crazy and look into the camera and overact the part that they have and and overstudiously follow direction give to them . but the spontaneity that result from their lack of train add an interesting charm to the picture . the veteran actor be marvelous with the material they have to work with . walter brennan be perfectly cast in his role and one that he emulate in real life . joel mccrea and andrea leeds be ideal fit for their part . and the support acting be a veritable who who of character actor represent marjorie main and arthur hohl and paul harvey and and charles coleman and perry ivins and and porter hall in his typical role of the heavy all ideally cast . and the bit player represent jessie arnold and john hamilton and marjorie wood and jimmy flavin and dulcie day and the gravelly voiced lee phelps in his usual role a a policeman and many many more . if youre a fan of character actor and this movie will bring back a lot of memory . overall and the picture be very enjoyable and be recommend and even if you aren not a fan of classical music . tvcat .