Storyline

July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly (Christian Bale) organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs (David Moscow) as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed found the strength to band together and challenge the powerful.

Plot Keywords

orphan, title spoken by character, based on true story, teenage boy, dance, friendship, governor, hit in the crotch, horse, juvenile detention, labor strike, mayor, melodrama, music hall, name change, crutch, courtroom, chase, homoerotic, actor shares first name with character

Short Review

It's extremely earnest and more than a little corny, but there's an innocence about it that makes it kinda irresistible.

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Apple iTunes : Track Price: 9.99, Track Rental Price: 2.99, Collection Price: 9.99, Track Hd Price: 17.99, Track Hd Rental Price: 3.99, Collection Hd Price: 17.99

2. Amazon Video : From $2.99 to rent

3. Microsoft Store : Rent From $2.99

4. Vudu : [SD - Buy: 9.99, Rent: 3.99] [HDX - Buy: 17.99, Rent: 3.99]