A Bible-guided Victorian orphan befriends a bootblack in a strange town.A Bible-guided Victorian orphan befriends a bootblack in a strange town.A Bible-guided Victorian orphan befriends a bootblack in a strange town.
Arthur Aylesworth
- John Little
- (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs
- Lem Dodd
- (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Esther Dale
- Miss Brown
- (uncredited)
Jack Daley
- Mr. Miller
- (uncredited)
John Dilson
- Mr. Brown
- (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
- New Sentinel Editor
- (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
- Mr. Simms
- (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
- Fireman
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- Trivia"Rex", the dog in this movie, is the same dog (Terry) who played Toto in The Wizard of Oz (1939).
- ConnectionsReferenced in Sofia the First: Bad Little Dragon (2016)
- SoundtracksLong, Long Ago
(uncredited)
Music by Thomas Haynes Bayley
Lyrics by Thomas Haynes Bayley
[Played as background music over the opening credits; reprised often as background music]
Featured review
Another terrific movie from 1939
An orphaned girl believes she brings back luck to all those who take her in. Actually, it's the opposite: her plucky optimism and faith in the Lord mends fences and brings people together. Although not as well-known as a family picture like "The Wizard of Oz" (released the same year), "Bad Little Angel" has the same overlay of sentiment and uplift--also the same dog! Feisty, determined little Virginia Weidler is perfect in the lead, using the Bible as her guide and escaping a rotten orphanage for Egypt...Egypt, New Jersey, that is. It's fairly easy to knock a movie which goes to such corny lengths for its plot turns (a factory catching fire, a loving husband and father stopping the blaze but getting buried in the rubble, two children rescuing him, etc.), but when the results are delivered in such a heartfelt manner, cynicism no longer applies. MGM clearly wanted 1939 audiences to leave the theater feeling good, and that sincere attribute still resonates. *** from ****
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- moonspinner55
- May 20, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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