Little Men
Little Men
Release: 1940-11-29
·Runtime: 84m
·★ 5.6
Drama
Comedy
Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan's foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called Willie the Fox. When the Plumfield School becomes in danger of foreclosure, the two con men cook up a scheme to save the home.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
The Play's The Thing Productions Inc.
Cast
George Bancroft
as Major I.I. Burdle
Charles Arnt
as Drunk in Medicine Show
Nora Cecil
as Head of Orphanage
Carl Esmond
as Professor Bhaer
Sterling Holloway
as Reporter
Sarah Edwards
as Landlady
Lloyd Ingraham
as Judge
George Irving
as Truant Officer
William Irving
as Bartender
Nella Walker
as Truant Officer
Ann Gillis
as Nan
Sammy McKim
as Tommy
Hal K. Dawson
as Telegraph Operator
Isabel Jewell
as Stella
Jimmy Lydon
as Daniel "Danny" Burdle
Johnny Burke
as Silas
Anne Howard
as Daisy
Howard Hickman
as Doctor
Bud Jamison
as Cop
Duke York
as Poker Player
Jack Oakie
as William "Willie" Deming
Stanley Blystone
as Bartender
Kay Francis
as Josephine "Jo" Bhaer
Lillian Randolph
as Asia
William Demarest
as Constable Tom Thorpe
Clarence Wilson
as W.L. Reynolds