This stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, Little Women, features Meg's side of the story. Mary Sinclair does an admirable job in playing Meg. Sadly, there are only two versions by Jo and Meg not Beth and Amy. The story of the March sisters is endured by millions of young and adult readers for decades and centuries. The cast also includes the same in Jo's version. Jo is played by Nancy Marchand in her television introduction. Other cast members include a young Conrad Bain and Peg Hillias and others. It is worth watching both versions especially with a Christmas holiday theme. Despite black and white and a bit dated for today's audiences.
3 Reviews
A fun antique.
mark.waltz17 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The sound does drop in and out of the kinescope print of this 1950 Studio One episode, the first of two parts focusing on the March sisters. This focuses on Meg (June Dayton) who falls in love with the boy next door. Jo, played by Nancy Marchand in her TV debut, is also a force of nature, begging Marmee in the opening scene to play a non Christmas Carol on the piano. The cast is mainly filled with obscure actors, with only Marchand (who became famous years after this), Elizabeth Patterson and Una O'Connor familiar to me. Patterson, a delightfully imperious Aunt March, what is nearly as good in the role as Edna May Oliver was in the 1933 version. She had played the O'Connor role the previous year in the colorful MGM remake. A decent set aides this in looking a bit higher budgeted than it was, but I miss the outdoors scenes from the movies, whether in color or black and white.
Yawn!
Rainey-Dawn22 November 2022
First off: I've never read the book nor have I ever watched a film on the story until I watched the Studio One's Little Women: Jo's Story & Meg's Story.
Secondly: I've always thought this story would bore me to tears - and yep it did.
Third: My mother loved Little Women. Sorry mom but this is a boring romance-drama.
Fourth: It seems Little Women is an autobiography or semi-autobiography by Louisa May Alcott.
Apparently, Meg is the oldest of the 4 sisters. She longed for luxury, riches and was a bit vain but managed to tolerate being poor. She married later in life and became a mother.
YAWN! BORING!
1/10.
Secondly: I've always thought this story would bore me to tears - and yep it did.
Third: My mother loved Little Women. Sorry mom but this is a boring romance-drama.
Fourth: It seems Little Women is an autobiography or semi-autobiography by Louisa May Alcott.
Apparently, Meg is the oldest of the 4 sisters. She longed for luxury, riches and was a bit vain but managed to tolerate being poor. She married later in life and became a mother.
YAWN! BORING!
1/10.
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