Little Miss Roughneck

Little Miss Roughneck is a 1938 American drama.

Little Miss Roughneck
Directed by	Aubrey Scotto
Written by	Grace Neville Fred Niblo Jr. Michael L. Simmons
Produced by	Wallace MacDonald
Starring	Leo Carrillo Edith Fellows
Cinematography	Benjamin Kline
Edited by	James Sweeney
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	January 23, 1938 (1938-01-23)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Budding child vaudeville performer Foxine LaRue and her mother Gertrude LaRue will do anything to get Foxine into show business. Together, they stage a kidnapping hoax. Foxine is nowhere to be found, having hitched a ride on a freight train after mailing a ransom note. Overheard talking about the hoax, Gertrude is arrested by the police. Pascual Orozco finds Foxine, and she tells him she escaped from an orphanage. He tries to drive her back to the orphanage, but she steals his car. Orozco is also arrested for the kidnapping. A mob tries to hang Orozco, and Foxine finally confesses.^[1]

Cast

• Edith Fellows – Foxine LaRue
• Jacqueline Wells – Mary LaRue
• Margaret Irving – Gertrude LaRue
• Leo Carrillo – Pascual Orozco