Little Men (1940 film)
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Little Men is a 1940 American film based on the 1871 novel Little Men
by Louisa May Alcott
. Norman Z. McLeod
directed the film starring Kay Francis
as Jo March, now in charge of a private school for young boys.
Charles Arnt
, Stanley Blystone
, Nora Cecil, Hal K. Dawson, Sarah Edwards, George D. Green, Jack Henderson
, Howard C. Hickman
, Lloyd Ingraham, George Irving
, William Irving
, Bud Jamison
, Nella Walker, Clarence Wilson and Duke York
appear uncredited.
Little Men
Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1871. The novel reprises characters from Little Women and is considered by some the second book of an unofficial Little Women trilogy, which is completed with Alcott's 1886 novel...
by Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist. She is best known for the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Little Women was set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, and published in 1868...
. Norman Z. McLeod
Norman Z. McLeod
Norman Zenos McLeod was an American film director, cartoonist and writer...
directed the film starring Kay Francis
Kay Francis
Kay Francis was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress...
as Jo March, now in charge of a private school for young boys.
Cast
- Kay FrancisKay FrancisKay Francis was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress...
as Jo March - Jack OakieJack OakieJack Oakie was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television.-Early life:...
as Willie the Fox - George BancroftGeorge BancroftGeorge Bancroft was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845...
as Major Burdle - Jimmy LydonJimmy LydonJimmy Lydon is an American movie actor and television producer, whose career in the entertainment industry began as a teenage actor in the 1930s....
as Dan - Ann GillisAnn GillisAnn Gillis , sometimes credited as Anne Gillis or Ann Gilles, is a retired actress, starting her career in the early 1930s as a child actress and ending in 1947. She later came back into acting for a small part in 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968...
as Nan - Carl EsmondCarl EsmondCarl Esmond was an Austrian stage actor, born in Vienna, Austria. His birth name was Willy Eichberger which he later changed to Charles Esmond and finally to Carl Esmond. Like many of his fellow actors, Esmond fled Nazi Germany to England during World War II. Esmond continued to appear on the...
as Professor Bhaer - Richard Nichols as Teddy
- Casey JohnsonCasey JohnsonSale Trotter Case "Casey" Johnson was an American heiress, socialite and celebutante, as well as an occasional actress, model and author. She was one of the great-great-granddaughters of Robert Wood Johnson I .-Early life:Johnson was born in Florida...
as Robby - Francesca Santoro as Bess
- Johnny BurkeJohnny BurkeJohnny Burke was a Newfoundland songwriter and musician. He was nicknamed the 'Bard of Prescott Street'. He wrote many popular songs that artists in the 1930s and 1940s released.Popular songs by Burke include:* The Night Paddy Murphy Died...
as Silas - Lillian RandolphLillian RandolphLillian Randolph was an American actress and singer, a veteran of radio, film, and television. An African American, she worked in entertainment from the 1930s well into the 1970s, appearing in hundreds of radio shows, motion pictures, short subjects, and television shows.-Early years:Born...
as Asia - Sammy McKimSammy McKimSammy McKim was a Canadian film actor.He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and died in Burbank, California from heart failure.-Selected filmography:* Heart of the Rockies...
as Tommy - Edward Rice as Demi
- Anne HowardAnne Howard (actress)Anne Howard , was an American actress. She is the grandmother of Rachel Snow.Anne Howard was born on March 18, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was married to Leonard Caulfield and they had one daughter, Vicki Caulfied. Anne retired from acting in 1966, then became active in civic affairs...
as Daisy - Jimmy Zahner as Jack
- Bobby Cooper as Adolphus
- Schuyler Standish as Nat
- Paul Matthews as Stuffy
- Tony Neil as Ned
- Fred Estes as Emmett
- Douglas Rucker as Billy
- Donald Rackerby as Frank
- William DemarestWilliam DemarestCarl William Demarest was an American character actor. He frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles.-Early life and career:...
as Constable Tom Thorpe - Sterling HollowaySterling HollowaySterling Price Holloway, Jr. was an American character actor who appeared in 150 films and television programs. He was also a voice actor for The Walt Disney Company...
as Reporter - Isabel JewellIsabel JewellIsabel Jewell was an American actress most active in the 1930s and early 1940s.-Early life and career:...
as Stella - Elsie the Cow as Buttercup
Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt was an American film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1933 and 1962.He was born in Michigan City, Indiana, and died in Orcas Island, Washington from pancreatic and liver cancer.-Selected filmography:...
, Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone was an American film actor who made over 500 films appearances between 1924 and 1956.-Career:Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Blystone's full name was William Stanley Blystone...
, Nora Cecil, Hal K. Dawson, Sarah Edwards, George D. Green, Jack Henderson
Jack Henderson
John "Jack" Henderson was an Irish international footballer who played club football for Ulster as a goalkeeper.Henderson earned three caps for Ireland at the 1885 British Home Championship.-External links:*...
, Howard C. Hickman
Howard C. Hickman
Howard C. Hickman was an accomplished stage leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas H. Ince. He co-starred with his wife, actress Bessie Barriscale, in several productions before returning to the theatre...
, Lloyd Ingraham, George Irving
George Irving (American actor)
George Henry Irving was an American film actor and director who made over 200 films in his lifetime. Some of his best known movies were Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Hearts Divided, A Night at the Opera, Son of Dracula, Hangmen Also Die!, Once Upon a Honeymoon, and Maid's Night Out.-Death:Irving...
, William Irving
William Irving (actor)
William Irving was a German-born American film actor. He appeared in 174 films between 1916 and 1941. Irving died of a heart attack on Christmas Day, 1943.-Selected filmography:* Whose Baby?...
, Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison was an American film actor. He appeared in 450 films between 1915 and 1944.-Career:...
, Nella Walker, Clarence Wilson and Duke York
Duke York
Duke York was an American film actor. Born in Danby, New York, York was born Charles Everest Sinsabaugh...
appear uncredited.
Soundtrack
- Lillian Randolph - "Roll Jordan Roll" (Traditional Negro spiritual)
- Schuyler Standish - "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair" (Written by Stephen FosterStephen FosterStephen Collins Foster , known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century...
) - Lillian Randolph - "Aura Lea" (Music by George R. PoultonGeorge R. PoultonGeorge R. Poulton was a musician and composer. best known for composing the tune to "Aura Lea".He was born in Cricklade, Nr Cirencester, , England in 1828. He was baptised in St. Mary's Church and was raised in the town until the age of seven when his parents, Charles and Hannah Poulton, emigrated...
, lyrics by W.W. Fosdick)