Forty Little Mothers (1940)
Overview
An out-of-work professor gets a break from an old college buddy to teach at an exclusive girl's school. But events conspire against him: he finds an abandoned child which he takes under his wing, despite the school's rules against teachers having a family; and the girls in the school resent his replacing a handsome and popular teacher, and do everything in their power to get him fired.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.889 |
Directed By
Busby Berkeley
TOP CAST
Eddie Cantor
Gilbert Jordan Thompson
Bonita Granville
Doris
Judith Anderson
Madame Granville
Rita Johnson
Marian Edwards
Ralph Morgan
Judge Joseph M. Williams
Martha O'Driscoll
Janette
Veronica Lake
Granville Girl
Nydia Westman
Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
Diana Lewis
Marcia
Esther Dale
Mrs. Mason the Landlady
Frances Gifford
Granville Girl
Margaret Early
Eleanor
Charlotte Munier
Lois
Louise Seidel
Betty
Baby Quintanilla
'Chum'
Margaret Bert
Teacher
George Bookasta
Carlos
Ed Brady
Job Seeker
Stephen Chase
Professor Lange
Jack Chefe
Lawyer
James Conaty
Alumni Dinner Guest
Richard Cramer
Hiring Boss
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Miss Porter
Harry Depp
Harry - Judge's Secretary
Claire Du Brey
Gym Teacher
Edna Holland
Miss Higgins
John Ince
Bailiff
Selmer Jackson
Missing Persons Detective
Louise La Planche
Teenager
Perc Launders
Bailiff
James McNamara
Joe Billings
Art Miles
Job Seeker
Barbara Norton
Old Lady
William H. O'Brien
Waiter
Anne O'Neal
Teacher
Oscar O'Shea
Janitor at Train Station
Bertha Priestley
Bubbles
Eva Puig
Mama Lupini
Virginia Sale
Miss Fairwell
Larry Steers
Alumni Dinner Guest
Henry Sylvester
Andrew Blair
Robert Winkler
Boy
Joe Yule
Counterman at Diner
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