Tommy is Eddie Smith's schoolmate, whose widowed mother has been without work for months. He leaves school and home with Eddie to search for employment, but is injured while fleeing a train and loses a leg. He continues traveling with Eddie and Sally despite poverty, disability, and repeated displacement.
Edwin Phillips has 3 screen credits in a career dating back to 1933. Signature works include Wild Boys of the Road, Soak the Rich, Satins and Spurs. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
