Top Billed Cast

Katharine Hepburn
Jo
Joan Bennett
Amy
Paul Lukas
Prof. Bhaer
Edna May Oliver
Aunt March
Jean Parker
Beth
Frances Dee
Meg
Henry Stephenson
Mr. Laurence
Douglass Montgomery
Laurie
John Lodge
Brooke
Spring Byington
Marmee
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. March
Mabel Colcord
Hannah
Marion Ballou
Mrs. Kirke
Nydia Westman
Mamie
Harry Beresford
Doctor Bangs
Luke Cosgrave
Old Man at Christian Commision (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle
Laurence’s Butler (uncredited)
June Filmer
Tina Kirke (uncredited)
Dorothy Gray
Kitty Kirke (uncredited)
Don Harris
Sleigh Driver (uncredited)
Olin Howland
Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Tony Kales
Jimmy Kirke (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
Meg’s Charge (uncredited)
Virginia Howell
Worker at Christian Commission (uncredited)
Shorty Woods
Sleigh Driver (uncredited)

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A review by Parker

Written by Parker on Fri Dec 20 2024

"ill try to be what he loves to call me. a little woman." katharine hepburn has easily become my favorite jo march. in reality, this film is probably five stars for the first half, and two for the second. one thing i really liked about this version compared to the others was the subtle forshadowing of key events. beth's introduction shows her with a cold and a broken piano, and i liked how she begged her sisters to find an imperfection in her, but they couldn't. her desperateness to fit in with them. a subtle hint at her fear of being left behind. then amy's first scene has her getting in...