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The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)Based on a true story, this is the tale of Josephine Monaghan, a young woman of the mid-19th century... See full summary » Director:Maggie GreenwaldWriter:Maggie Greenwald |
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Josephine 'Jo' Monaghan
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Frank Badger
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Percy Corcoran
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Tinman Wong
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Mary Addie
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Streight Hollander
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Carrie Snodgress | ... |
Ruth Badger
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Anthony Heald | ... |
Henry Grey
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Beatrice Grey
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Jasper Hill
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Olinda Turturro | ... |
Elvira
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Ruth Maleczech | ... |
Shopkeeper
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Jeffrey Andrews | ... |
Sam
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Cathy Haase | ... |
Mrs. Addie
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Peadair S. Addie Sr. | ... |
Mr. Addie
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Based on a true story, this is the tale of Josephine Monaghan, a young woman of the mid-19th century who is thrown out of her parents' home after being seduced by the family's portrait photographer and giving birth to an illegitimate child. Josephine quickly learns that young, female, pretty, and alone are a bad combination for life in the wild west. In her desperation to survive, Josephine disguises herself as "Jo", a young man, and struggles to make a life for herself in a dingy frontier mining town. Can "Little Jo" live and love without revealing his/her secret? Written by Martin Lewison <lewison@pitt.edu>
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Mining | Bare Breasts | Ranch | Teacher Student Relationship | Cowboy Shirt | See more »Taglines:
In the Wild West, a woman had only two choices. She could be a wife or she could be a whore... Josephine Monaghan chose to be a man.Parents Guide:
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Little Man Jo See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$20,773 (USA) (22 August 1993) (3 Screens)Gross:
$565,530 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Ruth Badger: Well, he's got one foot on the other side.
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Revealing mistakes: When Little Jo shoots his(her) first wolf, the wolf has a rope tied around his leg and it's being pulled on to make him lie down. See more »Quotes
Frank Badger: Do you think he's going to make it?Ruth Badger: Well, he's got one foot on the other side.
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Connections
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: True Romance/The Ballad of Little Jo/Kalifornia/The Joy Luck Club/The Real McCoy" (1993) See more »
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