Shoe Shine Boy

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA Young shoeshine boy must earn $6 by the end of the day so he can buy a second-hand bugle, because the next day he is going into the U.S. Army.A Young shoeshine boy must earn $6 by the end of the day so he can buy a second-hand bugle, because the next day he is going into the U.S. Army.A Young shoeshine boy must earn $6 by the end of the day so he can buy a second-hand bugle, because the next day he is going into the U.S. Army.

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Mel Bryant

Shoe Shine Boy
(as Melvin Bryant)

Sam Levene

Lucky

Walter Catlett

Garry Goff

William Bailey

Passerby
(non crédité)

Kit Guard

Waiter
(non crédité)

Mauritz Hugo

Barfly
(non crédité)

Pat McKee

Barfly
(non crédité)

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Charlie - Bartender
(non crédité)

Jack Raymond

Barfly
(non crédité)

Tiny Sandford

Cook
(non crédité)

Walter Soderling

Pawn Broker
(non crédité)

Harry Tenbrook

Barfly
(non crédité)

Réalisation
- Walter Hart
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The $6.00 cost of the bugle at the pawn shop would equate to $84.50 in 2017.

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Trumpet Lament
Music by Phil Moore

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Nice Short with a Message

Shoe Shine Boy (1943)

*** (out of 4)

MGM short about a black kid (Mel Bryant) who goes around town trying to find enough shoes to shine so that he can raise an extra $2 to buy a horn from a pawn shop. The boy meets a couple music agents and they let him blow a horn where they see how great he is. The offer the kid a big contract but he doesn't want it and instead just wants the $2. This short is certain another WW2 propaganda piece but it's harmless enough and moves well enough to make it worth viewing. I think it's pretty obvious as to why the kid wants the money but the final shot is still a good one and especially when you consider what was going on in this country at the time. I thought Bryant was extremely effective as the kid and the music stuff was very good as well. Another major plus is getting to see a black character that isn't some sort of stereotype or some negative image. Looking at the title you might be expecting something bad but it's actually a very well-meaning story.