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Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939)

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew poster
Original title
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Directed by
Charles Barton
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
58 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A widow and her five children struggle to get by with kindness and humor. The oldest daughter takes charge while they face everyday challenges together.

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What happens

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew is a 1939 American black-and-white children's comedy drama film directed by Charles Barton, produced by Jack Fier and based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Sidney. Starring Edith Fellows, Charles Peck, Tommy Bond, Jimmy Leake and Dorothy Ann Seese, it is the first of four Five Little Peppers films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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