1917 British film
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| Directed by | Alexander Butler |
| Screenplay by | Louisa May Alcott |
| Based on | Little Women 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott |
| Produced by | G. B. Samuelson |
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| Production company | G. B. Samuelson Productions |
| Distributed by | Moss Films |
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| Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Little Women is a 1917 British silent historical drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Daisy Burrell, Mary Lincoln and Minna Grey. It was the first film adaptation of the 1868-69 two-volume American novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. It is now considered a lost film.
Plot synopsis
The film is set during the American Civil War and tells the experiences of four sisters during the time that their minister father is working away from home.
Cast
- Daisy Burrell as Amy March
- Mary Lincoln as Meg March
- Minna Grey as Marmie March
- Muriel Myers as Beth March
- Ruby Miller as Jo March
- Milton Rosmer as Theodore Laurence
- Wyndham Guise as Professor Friedrich Bhaer
- Roy Travers as John Brooke
- Lionel d'Aragon as Mr. Laurence
- Florence Nelson as Aunt March
- Bert Darley as Pastor March
- Molly Vaughan as Sally Moffatt
- Vivian Tremayne as Belle Moffatt
- Sylvia Cavalho as Anne Moffatt
See also
- List of films and television shows about the American Civil War
- Little Women (1918 film)
- Little Women (1933 film)
- Little Women (1949 film)
- Little Women (1994 film)
- Little Women (2018 film)
- Little Women (2019 film)
References
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1914-1918, p. 293, Routledge, 2005
- Cartmell, Deborah & Whelehan, Imelda. Adaptations: From Text to Screen, Screen to Text, p. 81, Routledge, 1999
- Fulham Theatre, The Fulham Chronicle (England), 28 December, 1917, p. 8
- The A. V. Club film synopsis
External links
- Little Women at IMDb
- Little Women at the TCM Movie Database
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