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The Shoemaker (2012)
Director: Michael Kaves
Cast: Michael Kaves, Ava Lee Scott, Bree Michael Warner, Burt Young
Runtime28 min
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Before Nike, and Adidas, there was the Hi-Jo! Here is a Brooklyn tale set back in the day about a young Italian-American shoemaker (Frank) on the verge of greatness. News comes from his cousins in Italy that they have obtained the first automated vulcanizing machinery to produce gym shoes called the Hi-Jo.
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The Shoemaker (2012) is a little-known drama film directed by Michael Kaves that explores the story of a young Italian-American shoemaker in Brooklyn on the verge of greatness as his cousins in Italy acquire the first automated vulcanizing machinery to produce gym shoes called the Hi-Jo. Critical reception and awards recognition for the film are unclear, but its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests it has received a mixed audience response.
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The Shoemaker is a play written by Susan Charlotte, first staged at the off-Broadway Acorn Theater on 24 July 2011. The play was directed by Antony Marsellis and starred Danny Aiello as The Shoemaker, Alma Cuervo as Hilary, Lucy Devito as Louise and Michael Twaine providing Offstage Voices.
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