Little Women fans might not like the sequel Little Men, because the main reason why the original was so charming was because of the relationship of the four sisters. Little Men only focuses on Jo, with Meg, Marmee, Laurie, or Amy never making an appearance. However, fans of the novel Little Men might like to see the movie.
Starring Kay Francis, who says "Christopher Columbus!" almost ten times throughout the film, she and her husband Professor Bhaer (played by Carl Esmond) run a boarding school. They're constantly breaking up squabbles and trying to keep the noisy rabble quiet. When a conman enlists his rowdy son, Jimmy Lydon, they have quite a handful on their hands. Jimmy learns good values and makes friends while he's there, but he's still loyal to his dad and hopes for his return.
I found this movie incredibly boring and irritating. I'm not a Kay Francis fan anyway, but she didn't do anything to inhabit the character of Jo. She was just Kay Francis. The story itself had absolutely nothing to do with Little Women, and had I not known it was actually penned first by Louisa May Alcott, I would have wondered what the writer was thinking to create such a departure.
Starring Kay Francis, who says "Christopher Columbus!" almost ten times throughout the film, she and her husband Professor Bhaer (played by Carl Esmond) run a boarding school. They're constantly breaking up squabbles and trying to keep the noisy rabble quiet. When a conman enlists his rowdy son, Jimmy Lydon, they have quite a handful on their hands. Jimmy learns good values and makes friends while he's there, but he's still loyal to his dad and hopes for his return.
I found this movie incredibly boring and irritating. I'm not a Kay Francis fan anyway, but she didn't do anything to inhabit the character of Jo. She was just Kay Francis. The story itself had absolutely nothing to do with Little Women, and had I not known it was actually penned first by Louisa May Alcott, I would have wondered what the writer was thinking to create such a departure.