Little Women

Little Women is a 1933 American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman is based on the classic novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. This is the third screen adaptation of the book, following silent versions released in 1917 (Little Women) with Minna Grey and 1918 (Little Women) with Dorothy Bernard . Later film versions were Little Women in 1949 starring June Allyson and Little Women in 1994 with Wynona Ryder and Susan Sarandon. Set in Concord, Massachusetts during and after the American Civil War, the film is a series of vignettes focusing on the struggles and adventures of the four March sisters and their mother, affectionately known as Marmee (Spring Byington), as they await the return of their father, who is fighting with the Union Army. Spirited tomboy Jo (Katharine Hepburn), who caters to the whims of their well-to-do Aunt March (Edna May Oliver), dreams of becoming a famous author and writes plays for her sisters to...