Little Iodine (1946)

Based on the "Little Iodine" two-panel cartoon strip by Jimmy Hatlo, which had evolved from his "They'll Do It Everytime" strip, Little Iodine was the most-scheming kid in comics aside from... See full summary »

Director:

Reginald Le Borg

Writers:

Jimmy Hatlo (comic strip), Richard H. Landau (original screenplay)

Stars:

Jo Ann Marlowe, Marc Cramer, Eve Whitney

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jo Ann Marlowe	...	Little Iodine
Marc Cramer	...	Marc Andrews
Eve Whitney	...	Janis Payne
Irene Ryan	...	Mrs. Tremble
Hobart Cavanaugh	...	Mr. Tremble
Lanny Rees	...	Horace
Leon Belasco	...	Simkins
Emory Parnell	...	Mr. Bigdome
Sarah Selby	...	Mrs. Bigdome
Jean Tartriquin	...	Grandma Jones

Storyline

Based on the "Little Iodine" two-panel cartoon strip by Jimmy Hatlo, which had evolved from his "They'll Do It Everytime" strip, Little Iodine was the most-scheming kid in comics aside from Hans and Fritz of the "Katzenjammer Kids" and "The Captain and the Kids" strips. She, played by Jo Ann Marlowe, stays true to form most of the way in this picture where she does her best to break up the marriage of her parents (Hobart Cavanaugh and Irene Ryan), ruin a romance between Eve Whitney and Marc Cramer, and cost her father his job. But, unlike her comic-based character, Iodine has a change of heart and sets out to right the wrongs.

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Taglines:

It's me - I'm in the movies now!

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 1946 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comet Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film was intended for an earlier release date but was set back to 20 October 1946 because of a polio epidemic which was restricting film attendance of juveniles throughout most of the United States.

User Reviews

Little Iodine

Popular American cartoon strip made into 'real life' comedy in 1946.

From 1943 to 1966, Little Iodine was written and drawn by Hatlo, who said, "I tried to make her the embodiment of all the brats I knew... I tried to make her naughty as hell—and still likable." Hatlo's definition of 'naughty as hell' often amounted to little more than high spirits or even well-intentioned errors of a trivial kind, such as Iodine attempting to save her grumpy Dad from getting the sack only to inadvertently appear more competent than he (not difficult). Whatever the 'brattish misdeed', the end result was unfailingly the same, a sound spanking on the worn seat of Little Iodine's bloomers! For twenty-three years she must have been the most frequently spanked little girl in the US newspapers.