Little Women is Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s and is a “coming of age” drama tracing the lives of four sisters: Meg (Meredith Baxter), Jo (Susan Dey), Beth (Eve Plumb) and Amy (Ann Dusenberry), who struggle to make ends meet in their New England household while the girl’s father, Jonathan (William Schallert), is away fighting in the Civil War.
I his absence the
family is headed by the girl’s beloved mother Marmee (Dorothy McGuire), and the March family are supported by the help of their kind and
wealthy neighbour, Mr. Laurence (Robert Young), and his high-spirited grandson Laurie (Richard Gilliland).
The story details
the March girl’s passage from childhood to womanhood and despite harsh times,
they cling to optimism, and as they mature, they face blossoming ambitions and
relationships, as well as tragedy, while maintaining their unbreakable bond as
sisters.
The other pivotal characters in the story are Aunt
Kathryn March (Greer Garson) and Prof. Friedrich Bhaer (William Shatner).
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