Watch Little Orvie (1940) Official Trailer
The Story of a Boy Who ALMOST Went to "The DOGS"
8.5 / 10 IMDb March 11, 1940 1h 8m
Family film, based on a Booth Tarkington tale, about a young boy who takes extreme measures to keep the stray dog he befriends.
Director
Runtime
1h 8m
Release Date
March 11, 1940
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Johnny Sheffield
as Orvie Stone
Ernest Truex
as Frank Stone
Dorothy Tree
as Clara Stone
Ann E. Todd
as Patsy Balliser
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Welty
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Daisy Lee Mothershed
as Corbina
Fay Helm
as Mrs. Balliser
Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Green
Paul E. Burns
as Angelo, Grocer
Dell Henderson
as Mr. Brown
Fern Emmett
as Mrs. Jackson
Edgar Dearing
as Policeman
Ray Turner
as Jefferson
Sonny Bupp
as Freddie Jackson (uncredited)
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Payne B. Johnson
as Boy (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
as Man at Dog Pound (uncredited)
Production Companies
RKO Radio PicturesAdvertisement
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