Little Men (1940 film)
| Little Men | |
|---|---|
 1940 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Written by | Mark Kelly Arthur Caesar Jack Wagner |
| Based on | Little Men by Louisa May Alcott |
| Produced by | C. Graham Baker Donald J. Ehlers Gene Towne |
| Starring | Kay Francis Jack Oakie George Bancroft |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Edited by | George Hively |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
Production company | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Little Men (1940) is an American film based on the novel Little Men (1871) by Louisa May Alcott. Norman Z. McLeod directed the film.
Plot
Jo March (Kay Francis), the lead character in Alcott's novel Little Women, now runs a private school for young boys.
Cast
- Kay Francis as Jo March
- Jack Oakie as Willie the Fox
- George Bancroft as Major Burdle
- Jimmy Lydon as Dan
- Ann Gillis as Nan
- Carl Esmond as Professor Bhaer
- Richard Nichols as Teddy
- Francesca Santoro as Bess
- Lillian Randolph as Asia
- Johnny Burke as Silas
- Sammy McKim as Tommy
- Edward Rice as Demi
- Anne Howard 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 Demarest as Constable Tom Thorpe
- Sterling Holloway as Reporter
- Isabel Jewell as Stella
- Elsie the Cow as Buttercup
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.
Soundtrack
- Lillian Randolph - "Roll, Jordan, Roll" (Traditional Negro spiritual)
- Schuyler Standish - "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair" (Written by Stephen Foster)
- Lillian Randolph - "Aura Lea" (Music by George R. Poulton, lyrics by W.W. Fosdick)
Reception
The film recorded a loss of $214,000.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p157
External links
- Little Men at IMDb
- Little Men is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Little Men at the TCM Movie Database
- Little Men at AllMovie
Categories:
- 1940 films
- 1940s comedy-drama films
- American films
- American comedy-drama films
- English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- Films scored by Roy Webb
- Films directed by Norman Z. McLeod
- Films about educators
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on works by Louisa May Alcott
- Works based on Little Women
- 1940 comedy films
- 1940 drama films