Little Miss Thoroughbred

"Little Miss Throughbred" is a film with many similarities to "Little Miss Marker"...so much so that you can't help but think it was inspired by this earlier movie. Still, despite this, it's a nice film...very cute from start to finish.

The film begins at an orphanage. Little Janet (Janet Chapman) has been dreaming about having a father and the other children make fun of her for this. Eventually, she decides to leave the place and go looking for him...even though she's only 4 years-old. Unfortunately, she soon comes to believe that Nails Morgan (John Litel) is her daddy...and Nails is simply a ne'er do well gambler. What's to come of all this?

Janet Chapman might not be the best young actress out there, but she certainly is the cutest...or among the cutest. Some might find this off-putting...but I thought she was just wonderful and the movie worked because she was such a cute and likable kid. Well worth seeing...just turn off your brain and enjoy.

By the way, Robert Homans plays a cop in this one...a role very typical for the guy. I looked and found that Homans has 391 acting credits!! This is really amazing, and he sure found his niche in playing these sorts of characters.