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Little Orvie
Little Orvie

Little Orvie

The Story of a Boy Who ALMOST Went to "The DOGS"

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ComedyDrama

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Family film, based on a Booth Tarkington tale, about a young boy who takes extreme measures to keep the stray dog he befriends.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

11 March 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

Johnny Sheffield

Johnny Sheffield

Orvie Stone

Ernest Truex

Ernest Truex

Frank Stone

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Clara Stone

Ann E. Todd

Ann E. Todd

Patsy Balliser

Emma Dunn

Emma Dunn

Mrs. Welty

Daisy Lee Mothershed

Daisy Lee Mothershed

Corbina

Fay Helm

Fay Helm

Mrs. Balliser

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Green

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Angelo, Grocer

Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson

Mr. Brown

Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

Mrs. Jackson

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Policeman

Ray Turner

Ray Turner

Jefferson

Sonny Bupp

Sonny Bupp

Freddie Jackson (uncredited)

Payne B. Johnson

Payne B. Johnson

Boy (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Man at Dog Pound (uncredited)

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