Little Orvie
The Story of a Boy Who ALMOST Went to "The DOGS"
1940 | 68m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Ray McCarey |
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| Writer: | Lynn Root, Frank Fenton, Robert Chapin, Booth Tarkington |
| Staring: |
| Family film, based on a Booth Tarkington tale, about a young boy who takes extreme measures to keep the stray dog he befriends. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 11, 1940 |
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| Director: | Ray McCarey |
| Writer: | Lynn Root, Frank Fenton, Robert Chapin, Booth Tarkington |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | based on novel or book |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Johnny Sheffield | Orvie Stone |
| Ernest Truex | Frank Stone |
| Dorothy Tree | Clara Stone |
| Ann E. Todd | Patsy Balliser |
| Emma Dunn | Mrs. Welty |
| Daisy Lee Mothershed | Corbina |
| Fay Helm | Mrs. Balliser |
| Virginia Brissac | Mrs. Green |
| Paul E. Burns | Angelo, Grocer |
| Dell Henderson | Mr. Brown |
| Fern Emmett | Mrs. Jackson |
| Edgar Dearing | Policeman |
| Ray Turner | Jefferson |
| Sonny Bupp | Freddie Jackson (uncredited) |
| Payne B. Johnson | Boy (uncredited) |
| Ethan Laidlaw | Man at Dog Pound (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ray McCarey | Director |
| J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography |
| Lynn Root | Writer |
| Frank Fenton | Writer |
| Robert Chapin | Writer |
| Paul Sawtell | Music |
| Theron Warth | Editor |
| Stanley Cooley | Sound Recordist |
| Booth Tarkington | Novel |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Assistant Art Director |
| Renié | Wardrobe Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lee S. Marcus | Executive Producer |
| William Sistrom | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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