Five Little Peppers at Home
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| Directed by | Charles Barton |
| Based on | Five Little Peppers at Home by Margaret Sidney |
| Produced by | Jack Fier |
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| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
| Music by | Morris Stoloff (musical director) |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Five Little Peppers at Home is a 1940 American drama black and white film. It is the second Five Little Peppers film.
Plot[edit]
The copper mine co-owned by Polly and Mr. King has not yielded any copper, and the stress has left King bedridden. Polly learns that King's valet Martin is knowledgeable in geology, and Polly and her siblings bring Martin to the mine to look for a copper vein. Ben accidentally causes a cave-in, trapping his sisters and brothers.
Cast[edit]
- Edith Fellows as Polly Pepper
- Charles Peck as Ben Pepper
- Tommy Bond as Joey Pepper
- Bobby Larson as Davie Pepper
- Dorothy Anne Seese as Phronsie Pepper
- Clarence Kolb as Mr. King
- Ronald Sinclair as Jasper
- Rex Evans as Martin
- Herbert Rawlinson as Mr. Decker
- Laura Treadwell as Aunt Martha
Reception[edit]
On March 6, 1940, Variety wrote, "More fatal about the second Pepper story is its tediousness and with one or two exceptions, the dullness of the characters. Weak."[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "The Five Little Peppers". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
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