Breaking the Ice
Tommy Martin lives with mother Martha in a conservative religious community but dreams of a singing career. He leaves to join a traveling show where he befriends skating sensation Irene and performs lively tunes to make a living.
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"Bobby Breen and his mother, Dolores Costello, are Mennonites living in Pennsylvania, a land of farms and covered bridges. They want to go to Kansas, where Miss Costello can take over a farm, but her protector, Robert Barratt thinks that women can't do that, and will not lend her the $92 they need for railroad fare. Bobby tries to raise the money by selling a stack of old newspaper to antiques dealer Charles Ruggles, who's on a buying trip, but all he gets is a dollar and a harmonica. So he decides to go with Ruggles to Philadelphia, where he is told he can make that money. Meanwhile,..."
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AP -Hollywood,May 17:BOBBY BREEN IS KNOCKED OUT WHILE TRYING TO ICE SKATE - Bobby Breen, juvenile film singer, was knocked unconscious when he fell while learning to ice skate. Doctors said the he suffered a slight concussion and facial cuts, but he would recover speedily.
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Tommy Martin lives with mother Martha in a conservative religious community but dreams of a singing career. He leaves to join a traveling show where he befriends skating sensation Irene and performs lively tunes to make a living.