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Little Women (1918 film)

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Little Women
Lobby card
Directed byHarley Knoles
Screenplay byAnne Maxwell
Based on
Little Women
1868 novel
by
Produced byWilliam A. Brady
G. B. Samuelson
StarringIsabel Lamon
Dorothy Bernard
Lillian Hall
Florence Flinn
Henry Hull
Conrad Nagel
CinematographyRené Guissart
Production
company
William A. Brady Picture Plays
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 10, 1918 (1918-11-10)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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.

Production and filming

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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.[4]

Plot

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Jo March, her parents, and sisters Meg, Beth, and Amy live in Concord, Massachusetts.[5] 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.[6] 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.[5]

Cast

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ News and Gossip of Theatres, New York Herald, August 25, 1918, page 17
  5. ^ a b TCM overview
  6. ^ American Film Institute synopsis
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