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10 March 1949 (USA)
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Tagline:
THRILLS OF YOUNG LOVE! (original print ad - all caps)
Plot:
Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s...
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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(2 articles)
Actress June Allyson Dies at 88
(From WENN. 11 July 2006)
Actress June Allyson Dies at 88
(From WENN. 10 July 2006)
(From WENN. 11 July 2006)
Actress June Allyson Dies at 88
(From WENN. 10 July 2006)
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | June Allyson | ... | Jo |
 | Peter Lawford | ... | Theodore Laurence 'Laurie' |
| Margaret O'Brien | ... | Beth |
 | Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Amy |
 | Janet Leigh | ... | Meg |
| Rossano Brazzi | ... | Professor Bhaer |
| Mary Astor | ... | Marmee |
| Lucile Watson | ... | Aunt March |
| C. Aubrey Smith | ... | Mr. Laurence (as Sir C. Aubrey Smith) |
| Elizabeth Patterson | ... | Hannah - March family maid |
| Leon Ames | ... | Father March |
| Harry Davenport | ... | Dr. Barnes |
| Richard Wyler | ... | John Brooke (as Richard Stapley) |
| Connie Gilchrist | ... | Mrs. Kirke - NY landlady |
| Ellen Corby | ... | Sophie - Mrs Kirke's maid |
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121 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Approved (certificate #13422) |
South Korea:All |
Sweden:Btl |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
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In the novel, Amy is the youngest sister, but in order to use 'Margaret O'Brien' as Beth, Beth was made the youngest.
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Continuity: The first time we see Jo pick up a pen to write, she uses her left hand. But when she is signing her name to the novel "My Beth", she uses her right.
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Featured in "Private Screenings: Child Stars" (2006)
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Since RKO had done such a classic version of this story back in 1933 one does wonder why MGM bothered to do the story again.
In watching Little Women I believe I found the answer. In 1949 the nation was still healing from World War II. The sacrifices made on the homefront supporting the troops overseas were fresh in everyone's mind. One thing that this version reminds us of more than the 1933 film is that it does take place during the Civil War. So this quaint 19th century novel all of sudden took on a relevance for the audience of 1949.
Of course this version did not have Katharine Hepburn. And of course June Allyson is no Kate, but CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, who is? Allyson does make a winning Jo March and MGM got a great opportunity to get four of its loveliest contract players a showcase vehicle. Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson, and Janet Leigh all surely had substantial careers with better roles, but it's a treat to see them all together here. And Margaret O'Brien capped her career as child star at MGM with her performance here as Beth.
Hard to believe that the hardboiled Brigid O'Shawnessy and the beloved Marmee March could be played by the same actress. But Mary Astor was just that talented. Her role is very similar to that of Claudette Colbert in Since You Went Away. Her best scenes are concerning her care for the less fortunate Hummel family, both in telling her kids how important it is to care for the less fortunate and in actually leading the March brood over to the Hummel household.
MGM definitely made a version that will stand on its own merits even without the great Kate. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS who'd have thought it possible?