The Ballad of Little Jo

"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."

1993

2h 1m

5.9(25 votes)

Romance

Drama

Western

Overview

After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.

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46 members

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Suzy Amis

Jo Monaghan

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Bo Hopkins

Frank Badger

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Ian McKellen

Percy Corcoran

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David Chung

Tinman Wong

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Heather Graham

Mary Addie

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René Auberjonois

Streight Hollander

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Carrie Snodgress

Ruth Badger

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Anthony Heald

Henry Grey

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Melissa Leo

Beatrice Grey

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Sam Robards

Jasper Hill

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Olinda Turturro

Elvira

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Ruth Maleczech

Shopkeeper

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Jeffrey Andrews

Sam

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Cathy Haase

Mrs. Addie

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Peadair S. Addie Sr.

Mr. Addie

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Irina V. Passmoore

Russian Mother

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Michael Ruud

Russian Father

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Sasha Pasmur

Nick - Age 14

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David Ruben Plowman

Nick - Age 9

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Rusty Pegar

Duke Billy

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Troy Smith

Soldier #1

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Keith Kamppinen

Soldier #2

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Jenny Lynch

Helen Monaghan

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Vince O'Neil

Amos Monaghan

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Vince O'Neil

Mortician

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Barbara Jean Marsh

Laundress

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Robert Erickson

Wilkins

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Sean Murphy

Young Henry Grey

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Renee Tafoya

Woman Photographer

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Richard Osterman

Traveling Judge

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Karen Johnson

Farm Wife

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Jaime Crabtree

Jo's Baby

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Tracy Mayfield

John

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Julianne Kirst

Nora Monaghan

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Deborah J. Richard

Mabel

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Netha Goodrich

Lucy

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Becca Busch

Little Sue

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Jim Dunkin

Mr. Brown

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Homer Simon

Fiddler in Addie's

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Eryn L. Bent

Russian Girl

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Peter Plowman

Young Russian Boy

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Joe Freed

Older Russian Boy

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Anne Plowman

Young Russian Girl

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Melissa Ladvala

Older Russian Girl

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Yeugeuiy Yasyriu

Russian Father

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Tom Bower

Lyle Hogg (uncredited)

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