Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan's foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called Willie the Fox. When the Plumfield School becomes in danger of foreclosure, the two con men cook up a scheme to save the home.

• DirectorNorman Z. McLeod
• Release29 November 1940
• Genre
  Drama / Comedy
• Duration1h 24m
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• Rate
  

  5.6
  9 reviews
• Productions

  RKO Radio Pictures, The Play's The Thing Productions Inc.