The Ballad of Little Jo
The Ballad of Little Jo ★★½1993 (R)
Inspired by a true story set during the 1866 gold rush. Easterner Josephine Monaghan is cast out of her wealthy family after she has a baby out of wedlock. Heading west, she passes herself off as a man—Little Jo—in an attempt to forestall harrassment. Solemn and overly earnest attempt by Greenwald to demystify the old west and bring a feminist viewpoint to a familiar saga. 110m/C VHS, DVD . Suzy Amis, Bo Hopkins, Ian McKellen, Carrie Snodgress, David Chung, Rene Auberjonois, Heather Graham, Anthony Heald, Sam Robards, Ruth Maleczech; D: Maggie Greenwald; W: Maggie Greenwald; C: Declan Quinn; M: David Mansfield.
More From encyclopedia.com
Little , lit·tle / ˈlitl/ • adj. small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescendin… David , David
DAVID (Heb. דָּוִד), youngest son of Jesse of the Ephrathite family that lived in Beth-Lehem in Judah (i Sam. 16:1; 20:27–28; i Chron. 2:13–15;… Mae West , Mae West (1893-1980) played the sultry, provocative woman in numerous popular films and plays. Her sexuality and off-color comments made her films an… Lake Placid (village) , Lake Placid ★½ 1999 (R)
Hotshot TV producer David E. Kelley lures some acting careers into deadly peril in this lame comedy/horror ripoff of “Jaws.”… Dorothy West , West, Dorothy 1907—
Author
Dorothy West’s career has been as anomalous as her life. Born to a freed slave, she lived in one of the very few well-to-d… ABIGAIL , ABIGAIL
ABIGAIL (Heb. אֲבִיגַיִל), name of two women in the Bible. (1) abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite (see *Carmel) and later of David. Abigail…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
The Ballad of Little Jo