Little Women

Little Women

 Cast: June Allyson
June Allyson
, Peter Lawford
Peter Lawford
, Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
, Margaret O'Brien
Margaret O'Brien
, Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
Little Women

Little Women

 Cast: June Allyson
June Allyson
, Peter Lawford
Peter Lawford
, Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
, Margaret O'Brien
Margaret O'Brien
, Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh

DVD (Full Frame)

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Overview

Of the many film versions of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, this 1949 MGM adaptation is by far the prettiest. Set in New England during the Civil War, the film relates the various adventures of the March sisters: Jo (June Allyson), Beth (Margaret O'Brien), Amy (Elizabeth Taylor) and Meg (Janet Leigh). Jo emerges as the main character, as she leaves hearth and home to try her luck as a novelist in New York. Moments of high comedy (the sisters' amateur theatricals) are counterpointed with grim tragedy (the death of the youngest March girl), with romantic interludes provided by the faithless Laurie (Peter Lawford) and the loyal Professor Bhaer (Rossano Brazzi). Unlike Selznick's 1933 Little Women or Gillian Armstrong's 1994 adaptation, this 1949 version tends to be more an extension of the old Hollywood contract-player typecasting system than a heartfelt evocation of the Alcott original. Even so, Little Women is consistently pleasing to the eye, especially when seen in its original Technicolor hues.

Product Details

Release Date: 09/25/2018
UPC: 0888574712426
Original Release: 1949
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 2:02:00
Sales rank: 17,655

Special Features

Audio-only track of March 13, 1950 Lux Radio Theater production of Little Women with the film's stars June Allyson, Margaret O'Brien, Janet Leigh and Peter Lawford; Successful Women - Successful Films essay; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
June Allyson Actor
Peter Lawford Actor
Elizabeth Taylor Actor
Margaret O'Brien Actor
Janet Leigh Meg March
Rossano Brazzi Prof. Bhaer
Mary Astor Marmee March
Lucile Watson Aunt March
C. Aubrey Smith Mr. Laurence
Elizabeth Patterson Hannah
Leon Ames Mr. March
Harry Davenport Dr. Barnes
Richard Stapley John Brooke
Connie Gilchrist Mrs. Kirke
Ellen Corby Sophie
Will Wright Mr. Grace
Harlan Briggs Crony
Frank Darien Crony
Arthur Walsh Young Man
Eloise Hardt Sally Gardiner
Isabel Randolph Mrs. Gardiner
Olin Howland Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher
Adolph Deutsch Composer
Dorothy Abbott Schoolgirl - Davis's Class
Rosalee Calvert Schoolgirl - Davis's Class
Lisa Golm Mrs. Hummel
June Hedin Schoolgirl - Davis's Class
Scotty Hugenberg Hummel Child
Diane Nance Kitty
Melinda Plowman Hummel Child
Norman Rainey Servant
María Torres Hummel Child,Hummel Child
Susan Sarandon Actor
Winona Ryder Actor
Claire Danes Actor
Gabriel Byrne Actor
Trini Alvarado Actor
Christian Bale Actor
Kirsten Dunst Actor
Samantha Mathis Actor
Eric Stoltz Actor
Mary Wickes Actor
John Neville Actor
Florence Paterson Actor

Technical Credits
Mervyn LeRoy Director,Producer
Andrew Solt Screenwriter
Sarah Y. Mason Screenwriter
Victor Heerman Screenwriter
Warren Newcombe Special Effects
Douglas Shearer Sound Effects
Gillian Armstrong Director
Louisa May Alcott Screenwriter
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