The Ballad of Little Jo 30 years old

In the Wild West, a woman had only two choices. She could be a wife or she could be a whore... Josephine Monaghan chose to be a man.

The Ballad of Little Jo

Based on a true story, this is the tale of Josephine Monaghan, a young woman of the mid-19th century who is thrown out of her parents' home after being seduced by the family's portrait photographer and giving birth to an illegitimate child. Josephine quickly learns that young, female, pretty, and alone are a bad combination for life in the wild west. In her desperation to survive, Josephine disguises herself as "Jo", a young man, and struggles to make a life for herself in a dingy frontier mining town. Can "Little Jo" live and love without revealing his/her secret?

Credits

The Ballad of Little Jo Cast

Name Character
Bo Hopkins He was 51, now 82 years old as Frank Badger
Heather Graham She was 23, now 54 years old as Mary Addie
Sam Robards He was 31, now 62 years old as Jasper Hill
René Auberjonois He was 53, 79 years old when he died as Streight Hollander
Ian McKellen He was 54, now 84 years old as Percy Corcoran
Melissa Leo She was 32, now 63 years old as Beatrice Grey
Suzy Amis Cameron She was 31, now 62 years old as Josephine 'Jo' Monaghan
Tom Bower He was 46, now 77 years old as Lyle Hogg
David Chung He was 31, now 61 years old as Tinman Wong
Carrie Snodgress She was 47, 58 years old when she died as Ruth Badger
Anthony Heald He was 48, now 79 years old as Henry Grey

The Ballad of Little Jo Crew

Name Department
Maggie Greenwald as Director. She was 38 (now 68) years old Directing
Maggie Greenwald as Writer. She was 38 (now 68) years old Writing
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The Ballad of Little Jo (30 years)

In the Wild West, a woman had only two choices. She could be a wife or she could be a whore... Josephine Monaghan chose to be a man.

  • Release day: Friday, August 20, 1993
  • Runtime: 121 minutes