A 10-year-old chaos agent dismantles a millionaire's whole life in 95 minutes.
Young Pepper Jolly enters the life of sour old millionaire John Wilkes. She convinces him to take her gang to Coney Island and prevents his daughter from marrying a phony aristocrat.
Acting
Jane Withers at 10 — a star built different.
Production
Coney Island as glorious 1936 playground.
Director
James Tinling
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jane Withers shot this fresh off her scene-stealing turn in 'Bright Eyes' opposite Shirley Temple, Fox's attempt to build their own child star empire.
The 'fake baron' plot was ripped straight from Depression-era anxieties about European aristocrats marrying American heiresses for cash — a genuine 1930s moral panic.
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