Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

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 Anne Seese, it is the first of four Five Little Peppers films.[1][2][3]

5 Little Peppers and How They Grew
Directed byCharles Barton
Screenplay byNathalie Bucknall
Jefferson Parker
Story byJ. Robert Bren
Gladys Atwater
Based onFive Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
Produced byJack Fier (producer)
Irving Briskin (executive producer)
StarringEdith Fellows
Charles Peck
Tommy Bond
Jimmy Leake
Dorothy Anne Seese
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited byJames Sweeney
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
August 22, 1939
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Mrs. Pepper and her five children Polly, Ben, Joey, Davie and Phronsie are a poor but happy family. Mrs. Pepper's husband John, a mine engineer, died when the copper mine that he half-owned caved in. Teenage Polly inherited her father's share of the mine, which her father wished for her to keep at least until she comes of age, although he never found copper in the mine. Polly looks after the other Pepper children while Mrs. Pepper is at work. By chance, Polly and Joey meet rich but lonely teenager Jasper King, who befriends the Pepper children. Jasper lives with his wealthy grandfather J.H. King, who ignores Jasper as he is obsessed with making money to the exclusion of all else. J.H. has no interest in Jasper befriending the Peppers until he learns about who they are. J.H. has bought the other half of the mine and wants Polly's half as cheaply as possible to start more exploration. Hiding his true intentions, J.H. starts spending time with the Peppers, plying them with gifts. With an outbreak of measles, Jasper and J.H spend more time with the Peppers than they had expected and the Pepper children grow to love them.

Cast

References
  1. "Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  2. "Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939)". BFI. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. Armstrong, Armstrong, Richard B., Mary Williams (2000). Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series. McFarland. p. 77. ISBN 1476612307.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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