Fresh
At its core, this pioneering independent film, from 1953, is just an urban heart-warmer, but it has a fresh, gritty surface and a Grade A horror-comic hook ...
Michael Sragow, New Yorker
Little Fugitive
Morris Engel's All-American Classic
1953 · 1h 20m · Not Rated
Adventure, Drama, Family
Directed by
Ray Ashley
,
Morris Engel
,
Ruth Orkin
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.
Director and cast
- Ray Ashley Director
- Morris Engel Director
- Ruth Orkin Director
- Richie Andrusco as Joey Norton
- Richard Brewster as Lennie Norton
- Winifred Cushing as Mother
- Jay Williams as Jay the Pony-Ride Man
- Will Lee as Photographer
- Charlie Moss as Harry
- Tommy DeCanio as Charlie
- Ruth Orkin as Woman on beach (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
That the filmmakers were able to make "Little Fugitive" at all is kind of miraculous, but the miraculousness has its limits.
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
Fresh
Like childhood itself, it's over before you're ready to let it go.
Eric Hynes, Time Out New York
Fresh
An underseen indie-film landmark and an invaluable artifact of local history to boot.
Joshua Land, Village Voice
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