Michael O'Halloran

Drama, USA, 1948, 79 min.



When fifteen-year-old Lily Nelson's alcoholic mother Laura is struck by an automobile and hospitalized, Lily, who is crippled, worries that she may be sent to a charity home. However, newsboy Joey takes her to a modest apartment occupied by his orphaned co-worker, seventeen-year old Michael O'Halloran, and he agrees to let her stay there. With help from kindly druggist Douglas "Doc" Bruce, Michael arranges to have Lily examined by Dr. Edward Carrell, a prominent orthopedist, in the hope that surgery may restore the use of her legs. When Mrs. Nelson is released from the hospital and resumes drinking, she finds Lily living with Michael, accuses him of abducting her daughter and informs the police. Lily, who despises her mother, refuses to go with her and, with Joey's help, she and Michael escape. Later, after the boys buy Lily a new dress and a hair permanent kit, Michael borrows Doc's old car and drives Lily to see Dr. Carrell, who examines her and finds no physical reason for her inability to walk. He tells Michael that her problem is the result of a mental condition induced by her mother's behavior and that she can walk if she chooses. Although Michael and Lily have declared their love, Michael is arrested by the police and arraigned in juvenile court on the charge of abducting Lily. During the hearing, Lily becomes extremely concerned about Michael's predicament and leaves her wheelchair to approach the judge to deliver an impassioned plea for his acquittal. Mrs. Nelson realizes that Lily would not be walking were it not for Michael's intervention and asks the judge to dismiss the case. She then vows to start a new life with the help of Doc, who has given her a job.
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