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Little Women (1917 film)

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Little Women
Film poster, June 1917
Directed byAlexander Butler
Screenplay byLouisa May Alcott
Based onLittle Women
1868 novel
by Louisa May Alcott
Produced byG. B. Samuelson
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byMoss Films
Release date
  • 17 September 1917 (1917-09-17)
Running time
5 reels[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Little Women is a 1917 British silent historical drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Daisy Burrell, Mary Lincoln and Minna Grey. It was the first film adaptation of the 1868-69 two-volume American novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. It is now considered a lost film.[2]

Plot synopsis

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The film is set during the American Civil War[3] and tells the experiences of four sisters during the time that their minister father is working away from home.[4]

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1914-1918, p. 293, Routledge, 2005
  2. ^ Cartmell, Deborah & Whelehan, Imelda. Adaptations: From Text to Screen, Screen to Text, p. 81, Routledge, 1999
  3. ^ Fulham Theatre, The Fulham Chronicle (England), 28 December, 1917, p. 8
  4. ^ The A. V. Club film synopsis
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