Freckles is a 1935 American drama film directed by Edward Killy and William Hamilton from a screenplay written by Dorothy Yost, adapted by Mary Mayes from Gene Stratton-Porter's 1904 novel of the same name.

This 1935 version was released by RKO Radio Pictures (which had been formed by the merger of FBO and KAO) on October 4, and stars Tom Brown, Virginia Weidler, and Carol Stone.

Laurie-Lou also meets Jack Carter, a felon, who is hiding out in a cabin in the woods with several friends of his, who happen to be bank robbers.

[4] In February 1935, it was reported that Jess Smith had been assigned to adapt Gene Stratton-Porter's book into a screenplay.

[11] In mid-July Robertson was replaced by a directing team consisting of Edward Killy and William Hamilton.

[15] The cast was further filled out the following week with the addition Lumsden Hare, James Bush, and Richard Alexander.

[16] By the end of July the film was in production on location outside of Sonora, California,[17] and Dorothy Peterson was added to the cast.

They found the direction of the dual helmsmen good, and particularly lauded the camera work of Robert de Grasse.

[27] Motion Picture Daily felt the film was a "human and believable production," and delighted in Weidler's performance.

"[29] The New York Times commented that the film was “an agreeable specimen of the homespun drama” and that it “retains the stimulating flavor of the Indiana backwoods country of thirty-odd years ago.” They concluded their review by stating that the film was “directed at a leisurely pace” and “boasts a handsome physical production.” [30] The Northern Star described Freckles (1935) as a “drama of love and action” and “a pictorial feast of towering trees, rushing streams, fertile valleys and glimpses wild life rarely equalled on the screen,” and described Freckles as a “friendless boy” who must prevail over desperate odds.

Because of this, Freckles is not available for the public to view online nor on DVD or Blu-Ray and can only be seen at a few archival screenings like the 2010 Cinefest convention in Syracuse, New York.