Little Orvie

Little Orvie

The Story of a Boy Who ALMOST Went to "The DOGS"

1940 · 68 min · ★ 8.5 · Comedy, Drama

Family film, based on a Booth Tarkington tale, about a young boy who takes extreme measures to keep the stray dog he befriends.

Directed by Ray McCarey · Written by Robert Chapin

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