Little Women (1933)


Little Women
Release Date16 November 1933
GenreDrama, Family, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLancaster's Lake, Sunland, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish, German
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFamily Drama, Coming-of-Age
MoodMemory Lane, Pick-Me-Ups
ThemesSibling Relationships, Women During Wartime, First Love, Writer's Life
TonesHumorous, Affectionate, Bittersweet, Heartwarming, Sentimental, Warm, Nostalgic
TagsCivil War [US], Coming Of Age, Family, Friendship, Love, Poverty, Sister, Slice Of Life, War, Woman

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 and 1918.


Cast and Crew


Aunt March

Mr. Laurence

Mr. March

Mabel Colcord
Hannah

Marion Ballou
Mrs. Kirke

Doctor Bangs

Madam Borget
Housekeeper

Francesca Braggiotti
Dance Teacher

Luke Cosgrave
Old Man

Florence Enright
Seamstress

Harold Entwistle
Laurence's Butler

June Filmer
Tina

Amy's Classmate

Dorothy Gray
Girl at Boarding House

Robert 'Buzz' Henry
Boy

Virginia Howell
War Worker

Olin Howland
Mr. Davis

Tony Kales
Boy

Marilyn Knowlden
Amy's Classmate

Flo King

Lily Lodge
Lily

Charles F. Miller
Minister

Boarding House Girl

Howard Wilson
Young Man

Shorty Woods
Sleigh Driver

Director

Sarah Y. Mason

Victor Heerman

Del Andrews
contributing writer

Alfred Block
contributing writer

Charles Brackett
contributing writer

Salisbury Field
contributing writer

David Hempstead
contributing writer

contributing writer

G.B. Stern
contributing writer

Wanda Tuchock
contributing writer

contributing writer

Producer

executive producer

Kenneth Macgowan
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Henry W. Gerrard

Editor

Jack Kitchin
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Art Director

Van Nest Polglase
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Set Decorator

Hobe Erwin

Ray Moyer
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Costume Designer

Walter Plunkett
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Makeup Department

Elmer Armstrong
hair stylist

Mel Berns
makeup artist

William Ely
makeup artist

Jean Woodhall
hair stylist

Production Manager

Wallace Fox
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Edward Killy
assistant director

associate director

Mortimer Offner
assistant director

Art Department

George Peckham
assistant propman

Charles Sayers
props

Sound Department

Frank H. Harris
sound recordist

Victor B. Appel
recording assistant

George D. Ellis
sound recordist

Ellis Fesler
recording assistant

Special Effects

Harry Redmond Jr.
special effects

Harry Redmond Sr.
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

S.H. Barton
chief electrician

Tom Clement
chief grip

Robert De Grasse
second camera

George E. Diskant
assistant camera

Mike Fitzgerald
grip

Guy Gilman
gaffer

Mike Graves
assistant grip

J. Merry
best boy

John Miehle
still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Emily Perkins
wardrobe

Music Department

Bernhard Kaun
orchestrator

Other Crew

Del Andrews
production associate

Eddie Arden
double

Francesca Braggiotti
instructor: ballroom dancing

Dorothy Dawson
production secretary

Gale Evans
script clerk

S. Barret McCormick
advertising coordinator

Elizabeth McGaffey
research

Robert Sisk
director of advertising and publicity

Production Company

RKO Radio Pictures
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Distributor

RKO Radio Pictures

MGM/UA Home Entertainment
,

Selznick Releasing Organization

Warner Bros. Television

Warner Home Video






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Films directed by George Cukor
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Adam's Rib (1949)
Camille (1936)
Gaslight (1944)
Holiday (1938)
Justine (1969)
Les Girls (1957)
Little Women
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Rockabye (1932)
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