Little Orphan Annie - 1938

Annie (Ann Gillis), an orphan, (based on Harold Gray's comic strip but who is at no point in the film called 'Little Orphan Annie), is befriended by a fight manager, 'Pop' Corrigan (J. Farrell MacDonald). She brings him Johnny Adams (Robert Kent), a promising prizefighter. Annie gets the people of the neighborhood to finance his training. But on the night of Johnny's big fight, a gambling syndicate locks him in a gymnasium and it appears the neighborhood folks will lose their investment.

60min
1938
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.9/10

Cast

Robert Kent profile pictureRobert KentJohnny Adams
June Travis profile pictureJune TravisMary Ellen
J. Farrell MacDonald profile pictureJ. Farrell MacDonald'Pop' Corrigan
J.M. Kerrigan profile pictureJ.M. KerriganTom Jennings
Margaret Armstrong profile pictureMargaret ArmstrongMrs. Jennings
Sarah Padden profile pictureSarah PaddenMrs. Nora Moriarty
James Burke profile pictureJames BurkeMike Moriarty
Dorothy Vaughan profile pictureDorothy VaughanMrs. Milligan
Ben Welden profile pictureBen WeldenSpot McGee
Charles Coleman profile pictureCharles ColemanThe Butler
Harry Tyler profile pictureHarry TylerO.O. Pike

About Little Orphan Annie

Little Orphan Annie Overview

Annie (Ann Gillis), an orphan, (based on Harold Gray's comic strip but who is at no point in the film called 'Little Orphan Annie), is befriended by a fight manager, 'Pop' Corrigan (J. Farrell MacDonald). She brings him Johnny Adams (Robert Kent), a promising prizefighter. Annie gets the people of the neighborhood to finance his training. But on the night of Johnny's big fight, a gambling syndicate locks him in a gymnasium and it appears the neighborhood folks will lose their investment.

Runtime: 60min

Extra details

Original Title: Little Orphan Annie
Original Language: English
Directed By: Ben Holmes
Production Companies
Colonial Pictures Corporation