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Leo Beuerman

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Leo Beuerman is a 1969 American short documentary film directed by Gene Boomer. It tells the story of Leo Beuerman (1902–1974), a diminutive, disabled man who sold pencils and became a fixture on the downtown sidewalks of Lawrence, Kansas in the 1950s and 1960s thanks to his determination. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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Language
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Director

Gene Boomer

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Oct 1969

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Leo Beuerman was released on 1 October 1969.

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    CinemaSerf

    5/3/2024

    6/10

    The eponymous street vendor can barely be three foot tall, but he has cleverly built and adapted an whole range of equipment to enable him to get about his small Kansas town - even building a pulley system to get aboard his tractor that gets him to and from his home. By day, he finds a space in the shade and sells pencils from a small cart to passing pedestrians eking out a living with his small pile of coins by his …

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