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.

Cast

Ann Gillis, Robert Kent, June Travis, J. Farrell MacDonald, J.M. Kerrigan, Margaret Armstrong, Sarah Padden, James Burke

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What is "Little Orphan Annie" about?

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.

When was "Little Orphan Annie" released?

Little Orphan Annie was released in 1938.

Who stars in "Little Orphan Annie"?

The cast includes Ann Gillis, Robert Kent, June Travis, J. Farrell MacDonald.