The eponymous street vendor can barely be three foot tall, but he has cleverly built and adapted ...
Leo Beuerman
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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Leo Beuerman
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Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 1, 1969
Runtime
0h 13m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
72%
Original Title
Leo Beuerman
Production Companies
Centron Productions
Director
Gene Boomer
Description
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.