Leo Beuerman

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.