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Little Fugitive

Little Fugitive

6,9 /10 (68 Votes)
1953 EN 80 min

Overview

After a prank makes Joey Norton believe he killed his older brother, he runs away from home and spends the day at Coney Island while his brother tries to find him before their mother gets home.

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Release date

01/10/1953

Votes

68

Popularity

1.3

Morris Engel's All-American Classic

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

80 min

Budget

$30,000

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-07-10

⭐ 7

I’m not a great fan of kids in films, but hats off to the young Richie Andrusco who really holds this together amiably well. “Joey” likes to play with his elder brother “Lennie” (Richard Brewster) and his pals but they think he’s a bit of a nuisance and like to play pranks on him. When they start messing around with a gun it looks like “Joey” might have actually done for his sibling and he panics. He can’t possibly go home, so he heads to the bright lights of the resort at Coney Island and that’s where he makes some friends whilst realising that he can make enough money to have plenty of goes …

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TonyTonyTony

2026-07-19

⭐ 10

Really wonderful black and white photography in the cinematography. There are some amazing shots of New York City and Coney Island circa 1952. Great story, and a perfect film for me. 10/10

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