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THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO

What You Need To Know:

In THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO, proper Bostonian Josephine Monahan bears a child out of wedlock, moves out West, then assumes a male identity to cope with a dangerous situation. The movie is filmed in beautiful mountainous country, and the cinematography is breathtaking, and acting performances quite good; but the film also contains scenes of adultery (explicit), attempted rape, nudity, and violence (in the rape scenes).

Content:

(PC, RH, L, N, SSS, V) Politically correct revisionist history; 8 obscenities & 2 profanities; naturalistic nudity; implied sexual involvement through prostitution, several brief though explicit scenes of adultery & several scenes depicting attempted rape; and, brief violence surrounding scenes of prostitution.

More Detail:

Written and directed by a woman, Maggie Greenwald, THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO gives a bird’s-eye view of the wild west from a woman’s point of view. Beginning life in Boston as Josephine Monaghan, Little Jo bears a child out of wedlock, is disowned by her family, and heads west. Meeting up with “Straight” Hallander and working in his traveling store, Jo has to ward off his advances. She concludes after this episode that survival is not possible given her present circumstances. Thus, she determines to survive in the only way she believes possible so she leaves him and assumes a male identity. She is accepted by the local men as another man. With the ever-lingering fear of discovery, she buys land and attempts to establish her own ranch so she can find peace. Little Joe spends the entire film in masquerade and even becomes proficient as a gunslinger.

The movie is filmed in breathtaking mountainous country, and the cinematography is outstanding. The performances are generally good, but with some scenes weak in pace. Several scenes take on a good deal of humor. The treatments are tastefully done when they could easily have eroded into questionable overtones considering Joe’s charade. However, the film also contains scenes of adultery (explicit), attempted rape, nudity, and violence in the rape scenes.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.