Little Women follows the lives of the March family girls during the Civil War. With her husband Mr. March (Samuel Hinds) serving in the Union Army, as a Minister, the family has fallen on hard times and the mother Marmee March (Spring Byington) is doing her best to keep life normal for, Meg (Frances Dee), Josephine ( Katharine Hepburn), Beth (Jean Parker) and Amy (Joan Bennett). While dealing with their poverty the girls must also overcome their short comings, Meg’s vanity, Josephine is hot tempered, Beth’s shyness and Amy’s selfishness, as they mature into womanhood. Early on a charitable act of giving their breakfast to another poor family sets into motion a series of events. Their charity is rewarded by their rich neighbor Mr Laurence (Henry Stephenson). In turn they are invited to a New Years Eve Party where Laurie (Douglass Montgomery) is interested in Josephine, and Amy becomes jealous. Meanwhile Laurie tutor John Brooke (John Lodge) is falling in love with Meg. All four are having growing pains, they betray each other, they argue among themselves and with their respected partners however, when family tragedy strikes they are of one mind.