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I much prefer the June Allyson Little Women to the Kate Hepburn one. I’ve always loved June. I think she was under- appreciated, too. I loved her husky voice.
Seems like in movies, she was always waving goodbye and crying as James Stewart or Van Johnson went off to war.
We’ll never see the likes of those classic stars again.
They were treasures.

The handsome Rosano Brazzi in the 1949 movie helped, too. LOL
I think the color and the beautiful ‘Currier and Ives’ scenery had a lot to do with it.
Don’t you think the reviewer from IMDB got the discription down perfectly?
I never read the book, (wow- thanks for the link) so I never thought about Liz being so miscast.

If you get a chance, watch the charming, ‘The Bishop’s Wife’- a very underrated Christmas movie.
(as is Christmas in Conneticut.)

I don’t get it why they won’t face Trump, either.
Maybe they are afraid of the questions. Trump pulls no punches.

I have seen the Bishop's Wife, and being a huge Cary Grant fan, loved it. The only thing I didn't really like was the hint of a “social gospel”, but the performances were excellent.

If you can, take a read of Little Women. It's really not too archaically written, like Pride and Prejudice is - it is an easy read, and it is a wonderful book. The dating comes in the fashions and customs, such as leaving calling cards, wearing gloves, corsets, and telegrams, not the style of writing.

I did make an error in the chapter listing - it's “Meg Goes to Vanity Fair”, and “Amy's Valley of Humiliation”. Amy was supposed to be the youngest of the sisters, the baby, blonde and a little spoiled. The other girls were all in their teens.

The 94 version totally rewrote the book in an opposite way, and it was really irritating, although the production itself was excellent.

For instance, in the 94 version, Prof Bhaer takes her to a meeting of progressive intellectuals and he also entices her to drink. In the book, the prof gets caught accidentally at such a meeting with her, and he gets very upset they are corrupting all the young people, so he reluctantly takes all the intellectuals on in an argument for the existence of God. He doesn't stand down and puts the world back in order for Jo, and at that point she starts to realize that character is more important than intellect.He also tells her never to drink.

Magnificent book, if character is what you seek to encourage in your daughters.