A chronicle of the lives of sisters growing up in 19th-century New England.A chronicle of the lives of sisters growing up in 19th-century New England.A chronicle of the lives of sisters growing up in 19th-century New England.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 4 nominations total
John Lodge
- Brooke
- (as John Davis Lodge)
Samuel S. Hinds
- Mr. March
- (as Samuel Hinds)
Nina Borget
- Housekeeper
- (uncredited)
Francesca Braggiotti
- Dance Teacher
- (uncredited)
Luke Cosgrave
- Old Man
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKatharine Hepburn asked costume designer Walter Plunkett to copy a dress her maternal grandmother wore in a tintype photograph.
- GoofsIn the Christmas play when the prop tower falls down, Jo's lips aren't moving when she says "Everything is all right."
- Crazy creditsPaul Lukas as Professor Bher is not listed in the closing credits.
- Alternate versionsOlder video and television prints remove the original RKO logo in the opening and replace it with the one from Selznick International.
- ConnectionsFeatured in David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935)
- SoundtracksThe Girl I Left Behind Me
(uncredited)
Traditional
Played during the opening scene
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Supremely well made, but very sugary stuff. Watch for K Hepburn's great role.
Little Women (1933)
A fairly lavish affair, with one of my favorite directors, George Cukor, making the most of his growing fame as a "woman's director." Of course, the leads here are four girls and their mother, among the children the rising star, Katherine Hepburn, in her second film (after Bill of Divorcement, also by Cukor, and a better film in many ways).
The standards here are high, the acting solid, the sets uncompromised. The plot is very goody-goody, for lack of a better word. There is a lot of family sweetness, growing young love affairs, charity to the poor, and a feeling of life being simply terrific, whatever its worries (worries like the Civil War, raging quietly in the background, never seen and rarely felt).
Cukor makes the most of Alcott's novel, I think, and Hepburn is wonderful, with all the hints of her real greatness on screen to come. The basic structure of the plot (or plots) is how each girl matures, overcoming personality flaws to become truly admirable people. It might be frustrating that human flaws are simply to be overcome, but we shouldn't resent a little optimism, and reaching higher goals, now and then. A heartfelt and really well made American drama. And I admit freely, I cried several times. That's better than any words.
A fairly lavish affair, with one of my favorite directors, George Cukor, making the most of his growing fame as a "woman's director." Of course, the leads here are four girls and their mother, among the children the rising star, Katherine Hepburn, in her second film (after Bill of Divorcement, also by Cukor, and a better film in many ways).
The standards here are high, the acting solid, the sets uncompromised. The plot is very goody-goody, for lack of a better word. There is a lot of family sweetness, growing young love affairs, charity to the poor, and a feeling of life being simply terrific, whatever its worries (worries like the Civil War, raging quietly in the background, never seen and rarely felt).
Cukor makes the most of Alcott's novel, I think, and Hepburn is wonderful, with all the hints of her real greatness on screen to come. The basic structure of the plot (or plots) is how each girl matures, overcoming personality flaws to become truly admirable people. It might be frustrating that human flaws are simply to be overcome, but we shouldn't resent a little optimism, and reaching higher goals, now and then. A heartfelt and really well made American drama. And I admit freely, I cried several times. That's better than any words.
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- Also known as
- Las cuatro hermanitas
- Filming locations
- Providencia Ranch, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(exterior of March house)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $424,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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