LITTLE MISS SMILES
DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD (Jack Ford)
FOX FILM CORPORATION
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
While living in a New York tenement, the Aaronson family suffer many hardships
according to their position in life,
but their worst sorrow occurs when Mama Aaronson ( Martha Franklin ) is diagnosed as going blind.
Young Davie ( Arthur Rankin ) longs to become a prizefighter,
but his parents vigorously object to his ambition.
On the other hand, their merry young daughter Esther ( Shirley Mason )
is beloved by a popular young doctor, Jack Washton ( Gaston Glass ).
Meanwhile, Davie falls into bad company and shoots a gangster who insults his sister;
he is eventually cleared of the crime, and a happy ending prevails for Esther, who marries Dr. Jack.
Written by Pamela Short
Cast
Shirley Mason ...Esther Aaronson
Gaston Glass ... Dr. Jack Washton
George B. Williams ... Papa Aaronson (as George Williams)
Martha Franklin ... Mama Aaronson
Arthur Rankin ... Davie Aaronson
Alfred Testa ... Louis Aaronson
Richard Lapan ... Leon Aaronson
Sidney D'Albrook ... 'The Spider'
Baby Blumfield ... Baby Aaronson
Directed
John Ford ... (as Jack Ford)
Writing Credits
Myra Kelly ... (novel)
John Stone ... (scenario) (as Jack Sturmwasser)
Dorothy Yost ... (scenario)
Cinematography
David Abel
Other crew
William Fox ... presenter
