Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.
as Aaron Kurlander
as Mr. Kurlander
as Mrs. Kurlander
as Miss Mathey
as Mr. Mungo
as Lydia
as Sullivan
as Lester
as Ben
as Patrolman Burns
as Ella McShane
as Mrs. McShane
as Billy Thompson
as Mrs. Thompson
as Christina Sebastian
as Mr. Sandoz
as Elevator Operator
as Jealous Kid
as Principal Stellwater
as Woodbine Owner
as Woodbine Waiter
as Mr. Farley
as Mr. Yamo
as Golfer in Orange Pants
as Other Golfer
as Marble Bully #1
as Marble Bully #2
as Front Desk Clerk
as Second Policeman
as Girl at Graduation
as Girl at Party
as Boy with Apple
as Donald Miller
as Mr. Desot - Hotel Manager
as Boy in Street
as Marble Bully #3
as Bar Owner
as Stickball Player
