Little Women | |
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Directed by | Alexander Butler |
Screenplay by | Louisa May Alcott |
Based on |
Little Women 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott |
Produced by | G. B. Samuelson |
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Distributed by | Moss Films |
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Running time | 5 reels [1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent 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]
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]