Little Orvie (1940)
Little Orvie (Johnny Sheffield) is a small boy whose stern father (Ernest Truex) and by-the-book mother (Dorothy Tree) refuse to buy a dog. Orvie befriends a stray mutt, which of course follows him home and just won't leave. Failing to keep the dog's presence a secret, Orvie is ordered to give up the canine. Orvie's dad finally weakens his resolve and reveals himself to be a sentimentalist. Based on a story by Booth Tarkington, Little Orvie provided an unusually "normal" assignment for young Johnny Sheffield, best remembered for his appearances as Boy in the Tarzan pictures and his later starring stint in Monogram's "Bomba the Jungle Boy" series. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Johnny Sheffield, Ernest Truex, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ray McCarey
Synopsis of Little Orvie
Little Orvie (Johnny Sheffield) is a small boy whose stern father (Ernest Truex) and by-the-book mother (Dorothy Tree) refuse to buy a dog. Orvie befriends a stray mutt, which of course follows him home and just won't leave. Failing to keep the dog's presence a secret, Orvie is ordered to give up the canine. Orvie's dad finally weakens his resolve and reveals himself to be a sentimentalist. Based on a story by Booth Tarkington, Little Orvie provided an unusually "normal" assignment for young Johnny Sheffield, best remembered for his appearances as Boy in the Tarzan pictures and his later starring stint in Monogram's "Bomba the Jungle Boy" series. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Little Orvie
- Johnny Sheffield - Orvie Stone
- Dorothy Tree - Clara Stone
- Emma Dunn - Mrs. Welty
- Fay Helm - Mrs. Balliser
- Paul E. Burns - Grocer
- Fern Emmett - Mrs. Jackson
- Raymond Turner - Jefferson
- Ernest Truex - Frank Stone
- Ann Todd - Patsy Balliser
- Daisy Lee Mothershed - Corbina
- Virginia Brissac - Mrs. Green
- Dell Henderson - Mr. Brown
- Edgar Dearing - Policeman
- Director(s):
- Ray McCarey
- Writer(s):
- Frank Fenton, Lynn Root, Robert Chapin
- Producer(s):
- William Sistrom
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