It's Concord, Massachusetts in the American Civil War. Marmee (Spring Byington) waits for the return of her husband. She has four daughters; tomboy Jo (Katharine Hepburn), beauty Amy (Joan Bennett), Meg (Frances Dee), and Beth (Jean Parker). This is the first talkie adaptation of the classic novel. It's a literary classic, an American classic, and a Hollywood classic. The production is impeccable. Hepburn and Bennett act the heck out of the roles although they are the best roles. The one major issue is the age of the actors. They are too old to play teenagers but the characters do get older over time. It is a problem when the women aren't so little. Otherwise, Hepburn is full Hepburn. It's a perfect role for her if only talkies had come along five years earlier.
Review of Little Women
