Little Men (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.
- Released
- 1940-11-29
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Arthur Caesar, Norman Z. McLeod, Mark Kelly
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 11 votes
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
- Francesca Santoro as Bess
- Johnny Burke as Silas
- Lillian Randolph as Asia
- Sammy McKim as Tommy