Little Women (1933) Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan
Bennett, Paul Lukas, Edna May Oliver, Jean Parker, Frances Dee, Henry
Stephenson, Douglass Montgomery, John Davis Lodge, Spring Byington Directed by
George Cukor Screenplay by Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman Based on the novel
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Boston, 1868). Produced by Merian C. Cooper
(Executive Producer). Black and White Run time: 117 minutes USA Drama,
Christmas
Christmas is a time for snuggling up to a classic, whether it is a
film or a book. In the case of Little Women, it’s a mixture of both. Like
Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, every few years it seems there is a new
version of Little Women. The first one was a 1917 British version starring G.
B. Samuelson, with Alexander Butler directing. The first American adaptation
was made in 1918 by William A. Brady, who had also produced a stage version of
the novel in 1912. Shot in and around the Alcott home in Concord,
Massachusetts, the film also opened in New York on November 10, 1918 and played
for several weeks until Famous Players-Lasky Corp. purchased it and released it
as a Paramount-Artcraft Special on January 5, 1919.
