Little women

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Little women. (Added Author). Bennett, Joan, 1910-1990 (actor.). Byington, Spring, 1886-1971 (actor.). Cooper, Merian C., (producer.). Cukor, George, 1899-1983 (director.). Dee, Frances, 1907-2004 (actor.). Heerman, Victor, 1892-1977 (screenwriter.). Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (actor.). Hinds, Samuel S., 1875-1948 (actor.). Lukas, Paul, 1894-1971 (actor.). Mason, Sarah Y., 1896-1980 (screenwriter.). Montgomery, Douglass, 1907-1966 (actor.). Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942 (actor.). Parker, Jean, (actor.). Stephenson, Henry, 1871-1956 (actor.). RKO Radio Pictures. (Added Author). Turner Entertainment Co, (production company.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Katharine Hepburn (Jo), Joan Bennett (Amy), Paul Lukas (Prof. Bhaer), Edna May Oliver (Aunt March), Jean Parker (Beth), Frances Dee (Meg), Henry Stephenson (Mr. Laurence), Douglass Montgomery (Laurie), Spring Byington (Marmee), Samuel Hinds (Mr. March). (Cast).

Summary: This tale centers on the March household: mother "Marmee" and her four daughters; Meg, Amy, Beth and Jo, and chronicles this New England family's joys and tribulations during the Civil War. The girls are committed to "showing father proud," father being a minister gone off to meet the spiritual needs of Yankee soldiers at war. Buoyed by their mother, the girls learn the meaning of giving and sacrifice with a jollity that may be off-putting to jaded 21st century viewers, especially when faced with the March girls presenting a "play" in their living room to the delight of invited neighbors and the consternation of one cantankerous but lovable aunt. The girls' placid lives are disrupted when one sibling falls ill, and the story becomes as real as life, at its most joyful and painful.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (115 min.) : digital, sound, black and white
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Publisher: [United States] : Turner Entertainment Co., [2013]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ♭2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture by Turner Entertainment Co., 1933.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Henry Gerrard ; costumes, Walter Plunkett ; production design, Hobe Erwin ; music, Max Steiner ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; editor, Jack Kitchin.
Participant or Performer Note:	Katharine Hepburn (Jo), Joan Bennett (Amy), Paul Lukas (Prof. Bhaer), Edna May Oliver (Aunt March), Jean Parker (Beth), Frances Dee (Meg), Henry Stephenson (Mr. Laurence), Douglass Montgomery (Laurie), Spring Byington (Marmee), Samuel Hinds (Mr. March).
Target Audience Note:	CHV rating: Not rated. MPAA rating: Not rated.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	French language version also available.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.
Awards Note:	Winner, 1934 Academy Award, Best Writing, Adaptation--Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason; Winner, 1934 Venice Film Festival Golden Medal, Best Actress--Katharine Hepburn
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed April 1, 2015).