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Newsies, Walt Disney Pictures ; presented in association with Touchwood Pacific Partners I ; written by Bob Tzudicker & Noni White ; produced by Michael Finnell ; directed by Kenny Ortega

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Newsies, Walt Disney Pictures ; presented in association with Touchwood Pacific Partners I ; written by Bob Tzudicker & Noni White ; produced by Michael Finnell ; directed by Kenny Ortega
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eng
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MPAA rating: PG; some material may not be suitable for children
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Newsies
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48614128
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Walt Disney Pictures ; presented in association with Touchwood Pacific Partners I ; written by Bob Tzudicker & Noni White ; produced by Michael Finnell ; directed by Kenny Ortega
Runtime
121
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Disney DVD
Summary
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 organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs 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
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