Little Women

Katharine Hepburn heads a wonderful cast as the plucky Jo in the screen version of Alcott’s beloved novel., George Cukor directed the first of Hollywood’s many adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s sentimental novel about family life during the Civil War. In this version, Katharine Hepburn stars as Jo, the headstrong eldest daughter of the March family, which is struggling against great financial hardships due to Mr. March’s (Samuel S. Hinds) involvement in the war. After sister Meg (Frances Dee) becomes engaged, Jo leaves for New York to become a writer; however, all of the March girls are drawn back home when the saintly Beth (Jean Parker) falls ill., Based on the classic novel, Little Women, the film centers on the March sisters who live and grow in post-Civil War America., A coming of age tale of tragedies, ambitions and love among four sisters in post-Civil War era Massachusetts., Four sisters come of age during the American Civil War under the guidance of their mother, as their father is absent, ministering to the troops., As four sisters grow from girls to young adults during the hard times of the United States’ Civil War, the difficulties, tragedies and joys they experience tear at – but cannot break – the deep bonds of sisterhood and family in this heartwarming tale.