The Ballad of Little Jo
Summary:
The Ballad of Little Jo is based on a true story -- several true stories, in fact. Suzy Amis plays demure young Josephine Monagan, who in 1866 is run out of her home town after bearing an illegitimate child. Fleeing westward, Josephine is terrified by stories of how treacherous the frontier can be for a woman alone. As a result, upon arriving in the muddy burg of Ruby City, she dis... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Suzy Amis - (Little Jo Monaghan)
Bo Hopkins - (Frank Badger)
Ian McKellen - (Percy Corcoran)
David Chung - (Tinman Wong)
Carrie Snodgress - (Ruth Badger)
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Review:
Turning the feminist point of view askew, this film offers the premise that the only way a woman could prosper in the frontier West with any dignity was to disguise herself as a man. The fact is, given the constrictions on women at the time, this was likely the only means of prospering for a woman anywhere in America. But Little Jo, née Joseph... Continue >>
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