A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters.
Jack La Rue
- Doré
- (as Jack LaRue)
J. Carrol Naish
- Bert
- (as J. Carroll Naish)
Joe Sawyer
- Doré's Henchman
- (as Joseph Sauers)
Max Barwyn
- Waiter with Message
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSybil Jason stated in her autobiography that director Michael Curtiz filmed some scenes at a real Hollywood orphanage, and (in the interest of realism) cast real orphans as extras. Among them, Jason remembered, was a young Marilyn Monroe, long before her first "recognized" role. This has not yet been confirmed by film historians and Monroe biographers.
- GoofsAt 00:14:42 when Steve and Mortimer go up the stairs to talk to the waiter the boom mic shadow moves on the upper wall above the waiter.
- SoundtracksI'm a Little Big Shot Now
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Allie Wrubel
Lyrics by Mort Dixon
Played during the opening credits and as background music often
Sung and danced to by Sybil Jason
Reprised by Sybil Jason and Glenda Farrell
Featured review
A Gritty "Little Miss Marker"
Warner definitely seems to have seen Sybil Jason as their answer to Shirley Temple, and this film takes many elements from "Little Miss Marker", which Shirley starred in the year before. But the screenplay spends a good deal of time with the gangsters who are the cause of Sybil's troubles, and there is a very real sense of Depression-era desperation. Director Michael Curtiz makes all this very vivid, framing and lighting the shots to give this urban melodrama a hard edge. Robert Armstrong gives an excellent performance as one of the con men who takes Sybil in. This film may be a little too intense for Shirley Temple fans, but it's a strong melodrama with a solid cast.
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- Torchy
- Sep 20, 2006
Details
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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