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The Young One
1960 · Drama
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4 votes
An aged World War II veteran and a young street punk violently meet and discover more in common than anticipated. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
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CinemaSerf
April 6, 2026
Anyone remember Ralph McTell's song ''Streets of London''? There is something from that lyric here as an old veteran ''Tommy'' (Les Rubie) has to pawn his medals for $11 to tide him over until his pension arrives. Meantime, a trio of glue-sniffers are hassling an old lady selling poppies outside the post office. He intercedes and they flee, but now they are even more desperate as they sit in the park shivering and hu…
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