Barefoot Boy (1938)

Barefoot Boy (1938). Barefoot Boy: Directed by Karl Brown. With Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, Ralph Morgan, Claire Windsor. Other than a statement in the opening credits that the story owes its origin to a John Greenleaf Whittier poem, this film has little or no connection to the poem for which it shares its title. In this film, Kenneth Hale, a pampered, snobbish young boy, is sent by his father, John Hale, who has served time in prison for a crime he did not commit, down to the country farm of an old friend, Calvin Whittaker. The barefoot, honest, and plucky Billy Whittaker, his girlfriend Pige Bennett, and Kenneth get involved with a "haunted" house and a gang of crooks, while Billy helps make a "better man" out of Kenneth.

“Other than using the same title this film has no connection to nor is there any film credit linking it to the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn this film, Kenneth Hale, a pampered, snobbish young boy is sent by his father, John Hale, who has served time in prison for a crime he did not commit, down to the country farm of an old friend, Calvin Whittaker. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe barefooted, honest and plucky Billy Whittaker, his girlfriend, Pige Bennett, and punky Kenneth get involved with a u0026quot;hauntedu0026quot; house and a gang of crooks, while Billy helps make a u0026quot;better manu0026quot; out of Kenneth.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFilmed well, acted well, just a ridiculously slow, tedious, bland story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s mindless.”