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Little Women (1949)

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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

Unrated, 2 hr. 1 min.

Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Classics

Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy

In Theaters: Mar 10, 1949 Wide

On DVD: Aug 26, 2003

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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Cast

June Allyson
Jo March
Peter Lawford
Laurie Laurence
Margaret O'Brien
Beth March
Elizabeth Taylor
Amy March
Janet Leigh
Meg March
Rossano Brazzi
Fritz 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
Harlan Briggs
Frank Darien
Cronies
Eloise Hardt
Sally Gardiner
Olin Howland
Schoolteacher
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. Gardiner
Arthur J. Walsh
Young Man
Will Wright
Mr. Grace

Critic Reviews for Little Women

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A shade less ambitious than its 1933 predecessor (which starred Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett), it still jerks tears with easy efficiency.

March 23, 2011 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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The tender story, with its frank and unashamed assault on the emotions, still has its effective moments at times when the sentiment doesn't grow a little too thick.

March 31, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety

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If anything, it has hauled back much too briskly on the strings of the heart and has strained a few muscles in the process. Its consequent agony shows.

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

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This version is a well-handled retelling of the classic Louisa May Alcott tale.

March 23, 2011 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Alcott's story livened by 1949 superstar cast.

October 24, 2007 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nancy Davis Kho

Common Sense Media

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Bandbox pretty version of the Louisa May Alcott classic while not the definitive rendering of the story is still a very enjoyable film. All the lead actresses are really too old for their parts except maybe Janet Leigh but they make a good try. Elizabeth Taylor has Amy's flightiness down pat and June is scrappy as Jo

April 7, 2007

jay nixon

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Little women are about 4 women that grew up in the Civil War period.They were face with hardships like having their father off fighting in the war, being poor and being teenaged. When a new boy moves in next door the girl's world turns up side town. Over time they had to learn ho to deal with news things of growing up

March 19, 2010