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Forty Little Mothers
1 hour 30 minutes1940-04-26
6.2
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An out-of-work professor gets a break from an old college buddy to teach at an exclusive girl's school. But events conspire against him: he finds an abandoned child which he takes under his wing, despite the school's rules against teachers having a family; and the girls in the school resent his replacing a handsome and popular teacher, and do everything in their power to get him fired.
Cast
![Eddie Cantor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dLT22f96NG4fmD26dz8HDP3k6qo.jpg)
Eddie Cantor
Gilbert Jordan Thompson
![Bonita Granville](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mQVrxXj5D8mfcLYAXeWAoBkQEI0.jpg)
Bonita Granville
Doris
![Judith Anderson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1ObiPNEpP1ohD8opYkCInERp2w4.jpg)
Judith Anderson
Madame Granville
![Rita Johnson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dMWhm0NpzS1IZPFU9qvrNtrXtQz.jpg)
Rita Johnson
Marian Edwards
![Ralph Morgan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5By4MqjMaQY7aOx1kninnw5331N.jpg)
Ralph Morgan
Judge Joseph M. Williams
![Martha O'Driscoll](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9qpbAIKWrQVDPAQm2V4UEX7yaae.jpg)
Martha O'Driscoll
Janette
![Veronica Lake](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xRz8kgt97TbEBV1RUvR4KKYzZN1.jpg)
Veronica Lake
Granville Girl
![Nydia Westman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tWVAHJxbOpktW22y5dyiAlvn3uW.jpg)
Nydia Westman
Madamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
![Diana Lewis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//984LxhjL1mAStez15yw0WQ5DZm6.jpg)
Diana Lewis
Marcia
![Esther Dale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//veZ5vHbHOcslYXOUZFrYRn9O6mT.jpg)
Esther Dale
Mrs. Mason the Landlady
![Frances Gifford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//FuPdHmrHbWoAMQFr3z3UvcQewL.jpg)
Frances Gifford
Granville Girl
![Margaret Early](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bOQ4xzsmoQFPthKZ1QWIlfhU7rl.jpg)
Margaret Early
Eleanor
![Charlotte Munier](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charlotte Munier
Lois
![Louise Seidel](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Louise Seidel
Betty
![Baby Quintanilla](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Baby Quintanilla
'Chum'
![Margaret Bert](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Margaret Bert
Teacher
![George Bookasta](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Bookasta
Carlos
![Ed Brady](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vVep5r5nxvuex9RrYXJ8THR5uuM.jpg)
Ed Brady
Job Seeker
![Stephen Chase](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lcyyyotH2NGV1dP2b9FzT1iCVtd.jpg)
Stephen Chase
Professor Lange
![Jack Chefe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qwR4x2bEx6fWVwcNgd08bsZxnGe.jpg)
Jack Chefe
Lawyer
![James Conaty](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Conaty
Alumni Dinner Guest
![Richard Cramer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7l1v1CPGqfi7lHvdj5Jpl7Tx8E9.jpg)
Richard Cramer
Hiring Boss
![Adrienne D'Ambricourt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q0x08PBrN72gvUmfzxQeVPoawJe.jpg)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Miss Porter
![Harry Depp](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//u1wBgb9zhfAGHPRlgnVg8KlZkAt.jpg)
Harry Depp
Harry - Judge's Secretary
![Claire Du Brey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e8WDoA2IhvjkFMZ2OEsr7PinZEe.jpg)
Claire Du Brey
Gym Teacher
![Edna Holland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pykb0UXQwDxKeS317sCiQBAZFsF.jpg)
Edna Holland
Miss Higgins
![John Ince](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//k6Wl4VmXiqfGxNAH0FsHuTwmGr6.jpg)
John Ince
Bailiff
![Selmer Jackson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l5QImiPCAKXdWCzk7wliyFTDaYG.jpg)
Selmer Jackson
Missing Persons Detective
![Louise La Planche](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4S9TdHZRsvx8gHxWIK94Qd1vqTT.jpg)
Louise La Planche
Teenager
![Perc Launders](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Perc Launders
Bailiff
![James McNamara](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James McNamara
Joe Billings
![Art Miles](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Art Miles
Job Seeker
![Barbara Norton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Barbara Norton
Old Lady
![William H. O'Brien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dHqtM4SNmq6W2WBnxyXgRdlgSfk.jpg)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter
![Anne O'Neal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1KukNlYpcsopmPLaDVuaj7wGsrU.jpg)
Anne O'Neal
Teacher
![Oscar O'Shea](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//shWnx3maJa24MT3EmNnXhOSAKXs.jpg)
Oscar O'Shea
Janitor at Train Station
![Bertha Priestley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bertha Priestley
Bubbles
![Eva Puig](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eva Puig
Mama Lupini
![Virginia Sale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9Ka6vcAlSu2jyFUiqdRiSfDqHex.jpg)
Virginia Sale
Miss Fairwell
![Larry Steers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8QBHXihnGldVMNIxnbW2ljTk7Y1.jpg)
Larry Steers
Alumni Dinner Guest
![Henry Sylvester](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Henry Sylvester
Andrew Blair
![Robert Winkler](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert Winkler
Boy
![Joe Yule](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qs9CI0Oxm3gGgt3LhUckntKuqs5.jpg)