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On the Right Track

Meet the Worlds Richest Orphan!
Mar 6, 1981 · 1h 37m
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Comedy
Romance

PLOT

Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes. When word gets around, though, everyone wants a piece of the action.

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CAST

Gary Coleman
Lester
Maureen Stapleton
Mary the Bag Lady
Norman Fell
The Mayor
Michael Lembeck
Frank Biscardi
Lisa Eilbacher
Jill Klein
Bill Russell
Robert
Herb Edelman
Sam
C. Thomas Cunliffe
Shoe Shine Concessioner
Directed by Lee Philips

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
20th Century Fox, Zephyr Productions
Country
US
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