Little Fugitive
“Morris Engel's All-American Classic”
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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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A poignant, sun-drenched day at Coney Island becomes a bittersweet backdrop for a child's flight from perceived consequences. It captures the fleeting magic of youth against a backdrop of quiet adult worry.
wistfulinnocentanxiousmelancholicsteadyneorealistslice-of-lifevintage Americananaturalisticchildhood innocenceescapismfamily dynamicsloss of innocence
new york cityconey islandon the runblack and whitefake deathwoman directorchildren home aloneprank gone wrong1950skid brotherbrothersindependent filmbeach settingcinematographiccinematographic journeychildhood adventurerunaway boy
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