Little Women (1933 film)

Little Women
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Cukor
Written byDavid Hempstead
Screenplay by
Based onLittle Women
1868 novel
by Louisa May Alcott
Produced byMerian C. Cooper
Starring
CinematographyHenry W. Gerrard
Edited byJack Kitchin
Music byMax Steiner
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • November 16, 1933 (1933-11-16) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$424,000[1][2]
Box office$2,070,000 (worldwide rentals)[1][2]

Little Women is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor, and starring Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Frances Dee, and Jean Parker. The screenplay, written by Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman, is based on the 1868-1869 two-volume novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott.

This is the third screen adaptation of the book. It follows two silent versions: the first released in 1917 with Minna Grey, and the second in 1918 with Dorothy Bernard. After this 1933 sound version came the 1949 Little Women, with June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter Lawford, the 1994 film Little Women, starring Winona Ryder, and the 2019 film Little Women, featuring Saoirse Ronan.

  1. ^ a b Jewell, Richard B. (1994). "RKO Film Grosses, 1929-1951: the C. J. Tevlin ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (1): 37–49. doi:10.1080/01439689400260031.
  2. ^ a b Jewell, Richard B. (1994). "Appendix 1". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (S1): 1–11. doi:10.1080/01439689408604545.