Little Men

Little Men

84 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 29, 1940

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.

Little Men

84 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 29, 1940

Little Men
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers RKO Radio Pictures, The Play's The Thing Productions Inc.
Original title Little Men
Directors Norman Z. McLeod
Writers Mark Kelly, Arthur Caesar

Cast

Kay Francis

as Josephine "Jo" Bhaer

Jack Oakie

as William "Willie" Deming

George Bancroft

as Major I.I. Burdle

Jimmy Lydon

as Daniel "Danny" Burdle

Ann Gillis

as Nan

Carl Esmond

as Professor Bhaer

Richard Nichols

as Teddy Bhaer

Casey Johnson

as Robby

Johnny Burke

as Silas

Sammy McKim

as Tommy

Edward Rice

as Demi

Anne Howard

as Daisy

Jimmy Zahner

as Jack

Bobby Cooper

as Adolphus

Paul Matthews

as Stuffy

Tony Neil

as Ned

Fred Estes

as Emmett

Douglas Rucker

as Billy

Donald Rackerby

as Frank

William Demarest

as Constable Tom Thorpe

Sterling Holloway

as Reporter

Isabel Jewell

as Stella

Charles Arnt

as Drunk in Medicine Show

Stanley Blystone

as Bartender

Nora Cecil

as Head of Orphanage

Hal K. Dawson

as Telegraph Operator

Sarah Edwards

as Landlady

George D. Green

as Poker Player

Jack Henderson

as Drunk

Howard Hickman

as Doctor

Lloyd Ingraham

as Judge

George Irving

as Truant Officer

William Irving

as Bartender

Bud Jamison

as Cop

Nella Walker

as Truant Officer

Clarence Wilson

as W.L. Reynolds

Duke York

as Poker Player