LITTLE WOMEN
Little Women (1949) Technicolor release was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and is based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name.The screenplay was written by Sally Benson, Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason, and Andrew Solt. The original music score was composed by Adolph Deutsch. The film also marked the American film debut of Italian actor Rossano Brazzi. Sir C. Aubrey Smith, whose acting career had spanned four decades, died in 1948; Little Women was his final film.
Awards
Won
1950 - Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore)
Nominations
1950 - Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Robert Planck, Charles Schoenbaum)
Cast
June Allyson as Josephine 'Jo' March (age 28)
Peter Lawford as Theodore 'Laurie' Laurence
Margaret O'Brien as Elizabeth 'Beth' March (age 10)
Elizabeth Taylor as Amy March (age 21)
Janet Leigh as Margaret 'Meg' March/Brooke (age 24)
Rossano Brazzi as Professor Bhaer
Mary Astor as Marmee March
Lucile Watson as Aunt March
Sir C. Aubrey Smith as Mr. Laurence
Richard Stapley (Richard Wyler) as John Brooke
Leon Ames as Mr. March
Harry Davenport as Dr. Barnes
Connie Gilchrist as Mrs. Kirke
Ellen Corby as Sophie
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Produced by Mervyn LeRoy
Written by Louisa May Alcott (novel)
Victor Heerman
Sarah Y. Mason
Andrew Solt
Starring Elizabeth Taylor
June Allyson
Janet Leigh
Margaret O'Brien
Mary Astor
Peter Lawford
Rossano Brazzi
C. Aubrey Smith
Music by Adolph Deutsch
Cinematography Robert H. Planck
Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Editing by Ralph E. Winters
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) March 10, 1949
Running time 121 minutes
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