Little Women (1918 film)

Little Women
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Directed by	Harley Knoles
Screenplay by	Anne Maxwell
Based on	Little Women 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott
Produced by	William A. Brady G. B. Samuelson
Starring	Isabel Lamon Dorothy Bernard Lillian Hall Florence Flinn Henry Hull Conrad Nagel
Cinematography	René Guissart
Production company	William A. Brady Picture Plays
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 10, 1918 (1918-11-10)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Little Women is a lost[1] 1918 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and written by Anne Maxwell based upon the 1868-69 two-volume novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. The film stars Isabel Lamon, Dorothy Bernard, Lillian Hall, Florence Flinn, and Conrad Nagel.[2][3] The film was released on November 10, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

Jo March, her parents, and sisters Meg, Beth, and Amy live in Concord, Massachusetts.[4] Mr. March goes to Washington, D.C. to work, and becomes seriously ill. In order to raise money for Mrs. March to travel and be with her husband Jo sells her hair. Mr. and Mrs. March are able to return home.[5] Jo wants to be an author, and begins to write the story of her own family, including Meg falling in love with neighbor Laurie's tutor John Brooke, Beth's illness and death, and Amy's marriage to Jo's best friend Laurie.[4]

Cast

• Isabel Lamon as Meg March
• Dorothy Bernard as Jo March
• Lillian Hall as Beth March
• Florence Flinn as Amy March
• Conrad Nagel as Laurie Lawrence
• Kate Lester as Marmee
• Henry Hull as John Brooke
• George Kelson as Mr. March
• Julia Hurley as Aunt March
• Lynn Hammond as Professor Friedrich Bhaer
• Nellie Anderson as Hannah
• Frank DeVernon as Mr. Lawrence

Production and filming

Producer William A. Brady was able to persuade the Alcott estate to allow Little Women to be adapted for stage and film. Brady first produced a stage play of the novel, which ran at the Playhouse Theatre in New York City for 18 months before touring the country. Director Harley Knoles filmed scenes inside of Louisa May Alcott's house in Concord.[6]

See also

• Little Women (1917 film)
• Little Women (1933 film)
• Little Women (1949 film)
• Little Women (1994 film)
• Little Women (2018 film)
• Little Women (2019 film)

References

1. "Little Women / Harley Knoles [motion picture]: Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress". loc.gov. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
2. "Progressive Silent Film List: Little Women". AFI. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
3. "Little Women". silentera.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
4. TCM overview
5. American Film Institute synopsis
6. News and Gossip of Theatres, New York Herald, August 25, 1918, page 17

External links

• Little Women at IMDb
• Little Women at the TCM Movie Database
• Little Women at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Little Women at AllMovie