Little Women (1917 film) explained

Little Women
Director:Alexander Butler
Producer:G. B. Samuelson
Screenplay:Louisa May Alcott
Studio:G. B. Samuelson Productions
Distributor:Moss Films
Runtime:5 reels[1]
Country:United Kingdom
Language: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.[2]

Plot synopsis

The film is set during the American Civil War[3] and tells the experiences of four sisters during the time that their minister father is working away from home.[4]

Cast

See also

References

  1. Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1914-1918, p. 293, Routledge, 2005
  2. Cartmell, Deborah & Whelehan, Imelda. Adaptations: From Text to Screen, Screen to Text, p. 81, Routledge, 1999
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/791588589/?terms=%22Little%20Women%22&match=1 Fulham Theatre, The Fulham Chronicle (England), 28 December, 1917, p. 8
  4. https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/little-women-1917 The A. V. Club film synopsis