Name: Little Fugitive
Genre: Drama, Family, Adventure
Released: 1953-10-01
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Richie Andrusco, Richard Brewster, Winifred Cushing, Jay Williams, Will Lee

1953·Drama·1h 20m

7.4

★

After a prank makes Joey Norton believe he killed his older brother, he runs away from home and spends the day at Coney Island while his brother tries to find him before their mother gets home.

Directed by Ray Ashley and Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin

new york city

coney island

on the run

black and white

fake death

woman director

children home alone

prank gone wrong

1950s

kid brother

brothers

independent film

beach setting

cinematographic

cinematographic journey

childhood adventure

runaway boy

Trailer

IMDB

N/A

Cast

Richie Andrusco

Joey Norton

Will Lee

Photographer

Charlie Moss

Harry

Ruth Orkin

Woman on beach (uncredited)

Crew

Ray Ashley

Director

Morris Engel

Director

Ruth Orkin

Director

Ray Ashley

Writer

Morris Engel

Writer

Ruth Orkin

Writer

Ruth Orkin

Editor

Ray Ashley

Producer

Morris Engel

Producer

Morris Engel

Cinematography

Ray Ashley

Story

Ruth Orkin

Story

Popular Reviews

14 reviews

brunettegsundae

10.0★ · 07/01/26

It’s incredible how well they illustrated what it’s like to have an older sibling who always teases you but, in the end, defends you from their friends and loves you
In the end, they went to Coney Island with plans to return the following weekend

polina

8.0★ · 04/04/26

I'm not surprised that even the french new wave owes its existence to a woman. however, it's disappointing that so few people are aware of it. 50s coney Island looks majestic

Ben Griffin

6.0★ · 03/03/26

Jay-Z did the same thing to his brother…
(True story, look it up…)

Women’s History Month - Film #2

afamousfeeling

6.0★ · 01/19/24

Joey Norton, the REAL Coney Island Baby!

Liam Kinghorn

6.0★ · 12/10/23

He was sad about his brother's death for like 2 minutes.