1949 Little Women Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Credits Director Mervyn LeRoy Producer Mervyn LeRoy Writers Sarah Y. Mason , Victor Heerman , Andrew Solt Cinematographers Charles Schoenbaum , Robert H. Planck Composer Adolph Deutsch Cast June Allyson , Peter Lawford , Margaret O'Brien , Elizabeth Taylor , Janet Leigh , Rossano Brazzi , Mary Astor , Lucile Watson , C. Aubrey Smith , Elizabeth Patterson Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Genres Romance Drama Family Posters 5 US theatrical US international US character US teaser US imax