Little Women (MGM) is Hollywood’s second try at exploiting Louisa May Alcott’s genteel, durable New England tearjerker. A shade less ambitious than its 1933 predecessor (which starred Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett), it still jerks tears with easy efficiency. – Time
Starring June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O’Brien, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh.
Note: In addition to the three recommended versions of Little Women on Willow and Thatch (1933, 1949, and 1994), if you are looking for a somewhat obscure version of Little Women, you may want to see [Little Women (1978)](http://amzn.to/1FEjc9b) which was a two part made for television mini series starring Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey, Ann Dusenberry and Eve Plumb. It got mixed reviews, but you can decide got yourself. If you are a true fan and want to go even deeper, there is a [Little Women (1970) BBC version](http://amzn.to/1K5EPmS) that (as of 2015) is only available on VHS. The reviews were okay, with the biggest criticism being that the girls wore fake looking wigs.