The Ballad of Little Jo 31 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.
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 85 years old | as Percy Corcoran |
| Melissa Leo She was 32, now 64 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 78 years old | as Lyle Hogg |
| David Chung He was 31, now 62 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 80 years old | as Henry Grey |
The Ballad of Little Jo Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Maggie Greenwald as Director. She was 38 (now 69) years old | Directing |
| Maggie Greenwald as Writer. She was 38 (now 69) years old | Writing |
The Ballad of Little Jo (31 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