Forty Little Mothers
1940, English. Directed by Busby Berkeley.
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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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Forty Little Mothers is streaming on YouTube TV in India.
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Cast & crew
- Busby BerkeleyDirector
- Eddie CantorGilbert Jordan Thompson
- Bonita GranvilleDoris
- Judith AndersonMadame Granville
- Rita JohnsonMarian Edwards
- Ralph MorganJudge Joseph M. Williams
- Martha O'DriscollJanette
- Veronica LakeGranville Girl
- Nydia WestmanMadamoiselle Cynthia Cliche
- Diana LewisMarcia
- Esther DaleMrs. Mason the Landlady
- Frances GiffordGranville Girl
- Margaret EarlyEleanor
Details
- Released
- 26 April 1940
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Dorothy Yost, Jean Guitton, Ernest Pagano
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Forty Little Mothers runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Forty Little Mothers is streaming on YouTube TV in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Forty Little Mothers?
If you liked Forty Little Mothers, try Child's Play, I Never Sang for My Father, Submission.
Who directed Forty Little Mothers?
Forty Little Mothers (1940) was directed by Busby Berkeley and stars Eddie Cantor, Bonita Granville, Judith Anderson.