Set during the Great Depression, the 1982 movie Annie uses an ensemble cast to tell the rags-to-riches story of a plucky 10-year-old living in a New York City orphanage with a mean-spirited, ...

Readers of a certain age may remember “Little Orphan Annie.” She had weirdly blank eyes, a mop of curly hair and a tendency to exclaim “Leapin’ lizards!” when surprised. The character lived on ...