The Wonder Kid
German title: Entführung ins Glück
Francaise title: Premières vacances
Spain title: El niño prodigio
Original title: The Wonder Kid
Alternative titles:
Das Wunderkind | Lösegeld | Wonder Boy
Tragicomedy – United Kingdom, Austria
Production year: 1949
Movie length: 86 minutes
Director: Karl Hartl
Writer: Gene Markey
Cinematograph: Robert Krasker, Günther Anders
Music: Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Movie description:
In this drama, a musically talented child prodigy ends up exploited by his greedy manager who wants to become the lad’s legal guardian. Fortunately, the boy’s governess learns of his scheme and has the boy removed for a time. Things get a little crazy and the boy is held for ransom.
Young pianist Sebastian is exploited by his manager, who plans to adopt him. His governess enlists the help to get him away, but unwittingly picks a gang of crooks to kidnap the boy and hold him ransom. With them, however, Sebastian learns to stand on his own two feet and when he is eventually restored to his friends, compel the manger to sign a reasonable contract.
Boy Actors
Bobby Henrey(Sebastian Giro, 7 years old)
Birthday: 26.06.1939
Age of the actor:
approximately 10 years old
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