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On the Right Track

Release Year
1981
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Comedy
Romance
Directed By
Lee Philips
On the Right Track

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.

Cast & Crew

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

Belinda Bremner

Lady with Suitcase

Nathan Davis

Mario

Mike Bacarella

Sean

Jack Wasserman

Vito

Crew

Lee Philips

Director

Jack L. Richards

Director of Photography

Lester Pine

Writer

Tina Pine

Writer

Avery Buddy

Writer

Richard Moses

Writer

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Music

Don Perry

Music Supervisor

Michael Kohnhorst

Second Assistant Camera

Penelope L. Foster

Assistant Director

William B. Fosser

Art Direction

Lynn Stalmaster

Casting

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