Lammchen — Little Man, What Now? Character Profile

About Lammchen

Emma, affectionately called 'lämmchen' by her husband. A central figure navigating economic hardship and the emotional strain of a secret marriage in 1930s Germany.

Lammchen — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Margaret Sullavan

Appears in

Little Man, What Now? (1934)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Lammchen — Family Husband — Hans Pinneberg (Douglass Montgomery)

  Legally married couple maintaining a secret union to protect Hans's employment.

• Lammchen — Family Stepdaughter-in-law — Mia Pinneberg (Catherine Doucet)

  Marital extension of the step-family dynamic, sharing domestic space and financial strain.

• Lammchen — Conflict Authority — Herr Heilbutt (G.P. Huntley)

  Disliked by the employer due to her hidden marriage, representing societal judgment.

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• Hans Pinneberg (Douglass Montgomery)
• Holgar Jachman (Alan Hale)
• Mia Pinneberg (Catherine Doucet)
• Herr Puttbreese (Christian Rub)
• Emil Kleninholz (DeWitt Jennings)
• Franz Schlüter (Alan Mowbray)
• Herr Heilbutt (G.P. Huntley)
• Marie Kleinholz (Muriel Kirkland)
• Karl Goebbler (Fred Kohler)
• His Wife (Mae Marsh)
• Emil (Donald Haines)