Eddie wears a leg brace and his mother will not let him play like the other boys. His hope is that a German doctor will be able to operate and fix his leg.
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for pre-Code era dramas that feel like they’re trying to squeeze every drop of pathos out of a kid’s leg brace, sure. It’s an interesting curio for people who like to see how family dynamics were portrayed back in the day. If you hate movies where the adults are impossibly den...
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for pre-Code era dramas that feel like they’re trying to squeeze every drop of pathos out of a kid’s leg brace, sure. It’s an interesting curio for people who like to see how family dynamics were portrayed back in the day. If you hate movies where the adults are impossibly dense and the kids are being bullied in ways that make you want to jump into the screen and intervene, skip this one. There is a specific kind of frustration that comes with watching..."
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