On the Right Track
5.4
“Meet the Worlds Richest Orphan!”
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.
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Cast
57 people
Gary Coleman
Lester
Known for
Diff'rent Strokes
An American Carol
Maureen Stapleton
Mary the Bag Lady
Known for
The Money Pit
Cocoon
Lee Philips
Jim Begg
Avery Buddy
Norman Fell
The Mayor
Known for
Three's Company
The Graduate
Richard Moses
Ronald Jacobs
Michael Lembeck
Frank Biscardi
Known for
One Day at a Time
The Boys in Company C
Lester Pine
Lawrence Kuppin
Also in
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
Lisa Eilbacher
Jill Klein
Known for
Beverly Hills Cop
An Officer and a Gentleman
Lee Philips Director · Tina Pine Writer Lester Pine Writer
Worldwide gross $59M · United States release March 6, 1981 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$59,000,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Zephyr Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 6, 1981
Theatrical
Colombia
November 25, 1982
Germany
May 1, 1989 · video premiere
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