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A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through his innocent implication in a robbery.
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Eugeniusz Chylek

Sydney Tafler

Michael Balfour
Edna Wynn
John Gilbert
Village Boy

Jean Anderson
Mrs. MacIntyre

John Laurie
Policeman

Mona Washbourne
Mrs MacGregor

Moultrie Kelsall
Mr MacIntyre
Margaret McCourt
Janet MacGregor
Johnny on the Run is a family, adventure film released in 1953 exploring themes of edinburgh, scotland, runaway child, jewelry thieves. Directed by Lewis Gilbert, it stars Eugeniusz Chylek, Sydney Tafler, Michael Balfour. A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through his innocent implication in a robbery.
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