Little Miss Thoroughbred

Little Miss Thoroughbred is a nice little film with an absolutely adorable performance by Janet Chapman (qv) as the title character.

Movies with children this young run the risk of being too cutesy, but to her credit little Miss Chapman keeps her performance on the positive side.

This movie was on my to-watch list because of Ann Sheridan (qv) and, as usual, she doesn't disappoint. As talented as she is beautiful, Miss Sheridan makes any movie worth watching and she does a nice job working with Miss Chapman.

If you don't mind the whole using-a-kid-to-win-at-the-races angle, then I'm sure you'll find this movie Thoroughly enjoyable. (Pun intended :-)

Little Miss Throughbred was a delightful surprise I found one late night. The performances were great; especially those of little Miss Chapman, and the cop. The little girl was incredibly beautiful, and just as great an actress, without seeming like a prima donna. I was completely taken in by the predictable plot because of the whit, charm, and superb acting of Ann Sheridan, the cop, and by that tiny angelic face of the little girl. I would like to see the movie again, and again. I would like to share it with my family and friends. It would be so wonderful if real life chance meeting turned out as well for children. If there are other movies in which little Janet Chapman acted, I would like to view those as well. Or, if she starred in movies later as an adult I would like to know of those too. It did not matter a bit to me that the plot was predictable, I was carried blissfully along, enjoying every bit of the ride. Thank you, Nomie

Yes , this is a blatant ripoff of the Paramount movie Little Miss Marker that came out four years before No, the little female star is not as wonderful as Shirley Temple - though She's fine In her own right.

The big problem for me , other than the inferiority of the script , is that the male lead is uninteresting and unlikeable Ann Sheridan does what she can with her part , but there's nothing to it

It couldn't have equaled Little Miss Marker , but it could have been better

"Little Miss Throughbred" is a film with many similarities to "Little Miss Marker"...so much so that you can't help but think it was inspired by this earlier movie. Still, despite this, it's a nice film...very cute from start to finish.

The film begins at an orphanage. Little Janet (Janet Chapman) has been dreaming about having a father and the other children make fun of her for this. Eventually, she decides to leave the place and go looking for him...even though she's only 4 years-old. Unfortunately, she soon comes to believe that Nails Morgan (John Litel) is her daddy...and Nails is simply a ne'er do well gambler. What's to come of all this?

Janet Chapman might not be the best young actress out there, but she certainly is the cutest...or among the cutest. Some might find this off-putting...but I thought she was just wonderful and the movie worked because she was such a cute and likable kid. Well worth seeing...just turn off your brain and enjoy.

By the way, Robert Homans plays a cop in this one...a role very typical for the guy. I looked and found that Homans has 391 acting credits!! This is really amazing, and he sure found his niche in playing these sorts of characters.