''Bad Little Angel'' is a 1939 inspirational

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starring

Virginia Weidler Virginia Anna Adeleid Weidler (March 21, 1927 – July 1, 1968) was an American child actress, popular in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. Early life and career Weidler was born on March 21, 1927, in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles County, ...

as an orphan named Patsy Sanderson, living in America around 1900. The film was based on the story "Looking After Sandy" by

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Plot

Treated with contempt in her small New England town, the lonely Patsy takes the advice of a dying woman and decides to live according to verses in the Bible. After reading a verse about Egypt, she flees her orphanage and spends almost all the money she has on a train ticket to a town called Egypt, New Jersey. There she finds friends and a new family, helps the downtrodden, and awakens the consciences of wrongdoers.

Cast

as Patricia Victoria 'Patsy' Sanderson *

Gene Reynolds Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal (April 4, 1923 – February 3, 2020) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He was one of the developers and producers of the TV series ''M*A*S*H''. Early life Reynolds was born on April 4, 1923, ...

as Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks *

Guy Kibbee Guy Bridges Kibbee (March 6, 1882 – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor. Early years Kibbee was born in El Paso, Texas. His father was editor of the '' El Paso Herald-Post'' newspaper, and Kibbee learned how to set type at age ...

as Luther Marvin * Ian Hunter as Jm Creighton * Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Perkins *

Reginald Owen John Reginald Owen (5 August 1887 – 5 November 1972) was a British actor. He was known for his many roles in British and American films and television programs. Career The son of Joseph and Frances Owen, Reginald Owen studied at Sir Herbert ...

as Edwards, Marvin's Valet *

Henry Hull Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor perhaps best known for playing the lead in Universal Pictures's ''Werewolf of London'' (1935). For most of his career, he was a lead actor on stage and a ch ...

as Red Wilks * Lois Wilson as Mrs. Ellen Creighton *

Byron Foulger Byron Kay Foulger (August 27, 1898 – April 4, 1970) was an American character actor who over a 50-year career performed in hundreds of stage, film, and television productions. Early years Born in Ogden, Utah, Byron was the second of four ...

as New Sentinel Editor (uncredited) *

Russell Hicks Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film character actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army in France. He later became a lieutenant Colonel in the Cali ...

as Maj. Ellwood (uncredited) * George Irving as Dr. Bell (uncredited) * Mitchell Lewis as Fireman (uncredited) *

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as Rex the Dog (uncredited)

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* 1939 films American black-and-white films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films about orphans 1939 drama films American drama films Films with screenplays by Dorothy Yost Films scored by Edward Ward (composer) 1930s English-language films Films directed by Wilhelm Thiele 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub