Little Women (1933) | |
| Director(s) | George Cukor |
| Producer(s) | Merian C. Cooper (executive), Kenneth Macgowan (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Family, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Christmas, Civil War, Coming of Age |
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Little Women (1933) was a Drama - Family Film directed by George Cukor and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Kenneth Macgowan.
SYNOPSIS
Could there be a better Jo than Hepburn, the flashing pride, the determined set of jaw, the coltish energy? Director Cukor sets Hepburn at the center of a wonderful cast that includes Oliver, Bennett, Byington, and lets her light up the screen. This is the cream of the many adaptations (it was also produced in 1949, 1978, and 1994) of Alcott's beloved novel of teenage girls finding their way to adulthood during the Civil War that has taken the men from their lives. Marvelously entertaining family fare.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1932/33 --- Ceremony Number 6 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Director | George Cukor | Nominated |
| Best Picture | RKO Radio | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason | Won |
BlogHub Articles:
25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1933) (1)
By Kristen on Dec 26, 2012 From Journeys in Classic FilmThe last one in my series of reviews on the three filmed adaptations of Little Women in honor of Christmas is the 1933 George Cukor version. ?This one is widely considered the de facto version of Little Women, and watching it after seeing the 1949 version I realized that the latter version is simply... Read full article
Little women, big?entertainment.
By Brandie on Jan 14, 2010 From True ClassicsLouisa May Alcott’s classic 1868 novel Little Women has been adapted into film multiple times–by most counts, fourteen in all–and some of these versions are not readily available for today’s audiences (notably, the two silent versions from 1917 and 1918).? Of all of them, per... Read full article
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Quotes from
Jo March: Libel, libel! Don't say "label" as if Papa were a pickle bottle.
Amy March: I know what I mean. And you needn't be statirical about it.
[Jo suppresses a laugh at Amy's mispronunciation]
Amy March: It's proper to use good words and improve your vocabillary.
Prof. Bhaer: Oh, please, please... just, just one moment, before... I have a wish to ask you something. Would you... Oh, I-I... I have no courage to think that... but, but, but, could I dare hope that... I? I... I know I, I shouldn't make so free as to ask. I have nothing to give, but my heart so full and... and these empty hands.
Jo March: [taking his hands in hers] Not empty now.
Prof. Bhaer: Oh, heart's dearest!
[they embrace]
Jo March: [drawing him into the house] Welcome home!
Jo March: [about her short haircut] Well it's boyish, becoming and easy to maintain.
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Facts about
Katharine Hepburn asked costume designer Walter Plunkett to copy a dress her maternal grandmother wore in a tintype photograph.
David O. Selznick had been working for RKO Radio but had become increasingly disillusioned with the way the studio was operating. His stress at work, coupled with his anxiety over the worsening condition of his father, led him to turn to MGM who had been actively courting him for some time. He agreed to join them in February 1933 but his departure left three active projects in limbo at RKO, one of which was Little Women. George Cukor had been assigned to direct the film but he followed Selznick to MGM. However, Cukor agreed to return to RKO to finish off the film as a personal favor to Selznick.
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