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  • Little Orphan Annie (1938)
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    60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Little Orphan Annie (1938)
Passed
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

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 (...See moreAnnie (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. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Budd Schulberg (screenplay) (as Budd Wilson Schulberg) | Samuel Ornitz (screenplay) (story) | Endre Bohem (story) | Harold Gray (based on the comic strip by)
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Cinematographer
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Updated Dec 2, 1938

Release date
Dec 2, 1938 (United States)

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Cast

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Ann Gillis
Annie Annie   See fewer
Robert Kent
Johnny Adams Johnny Adams   See fewer
June Travis
Mary Ellen Mary Ellen   See fewer
J. Farrell MacDonald
'Pop' Corrigan 'Pop' Corrigan   See fewer
J.M. Kerrigan
Tom Jennings Tom Jennings   See fewer
Margaret Armstrong
Mrs. Jennings Mrs. Jennings   See fewer
Sarah Padden
Mrs. Nora Moriarty Mrs. Nora Moriarty   See fewer
James Burke
Mike Moriarty Mike Moriarty   See fewer
Ian Maclaren
Soo Long Soo Long   See fewer
Dorothy Vaughan
Mrs. Milligan Mrs. Milligan   See fewer
Ben Welden
Spot McGee Spot McGee   See fewer
Charles Coleman
The Butler The Butler   See fewer
Vince Lombardi
Ska-Booch Ska-Booch   See fewer
Harry Tyler
O.O. Pike O.O. Pike   See fewer
Jack Rice
Bugs MacIntosh Bugs MacIntosh   See fewer
Tommy Bupp
Timmie Milligan Timmie Milligan   See fewer
Charles C. Wilson
Val Lewis (as Charles Wilson) Val Lewis (as Charles Wilson)   See fewer
Dick Rich
Hutch Hutch   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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