"Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War."
June Allyson
as Jo
Peter Lawford
as Theodore "Laurie" Laurence
Margaret O'Brien
as Beth
Elizabeth Taylor
as Amy
Janet Leigh
as Meg
Rossano Brazzi
as Professor Bhaer
Mary Astor
as Marmee
Lucile Watson
as Aunt March
C. Aubrey Smith
as Mr. Laurence
Elizabeth Patterson
as Hannah
Leon Ames
as Father March
Harry Davenport
as Dr. Barnes
Richard Wyler
as John Brooke
Connie Gilchrist
as Mrs. Kirke
Ellen Corby
as Sophie
Dorothy Abbott
as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Hal Bell
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Marci Booth
as Schoolgirl - Davis's Class (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs
as Old Crony at Grace's Store (uncredited)
Rosalee Calvert
Melinda Casey
as Hummel Child (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Lisa Golm
as Mrs. Hummel (uncredited)
Eloise Hardt
as Sally Gardiner (uncredited)
June Hedin
Patsy Henry
Olin Howland
as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Scotty Hugenberg
Clare Jane Karnback
as Tina (uncredited)
Gloria Moore
Diane Nance
as Kitty (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
as Hackman (uncredited)
Norman Rainey
as Servant (uncredited)
Isabel Randolph
as Mrs. Gardiner (uncredited)
Marilyn Thorpe
María Torres
Stuart Torres
Arthur Walsh
as Lad Refused Dance by Jo (uncredited)
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Louisa May Alcott
Novel
Sarah Y. Mason
Screenplay
Victor Heerman
Producer
Adolph Deutsch
Original Music Composer
Robert H. Planck
Director of Photography
Charles Schoenbaum
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Paul Groesse
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Andrew Solt
Sally Benson
Script Consultant
Jack Dawn
Makeup Artist
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Alfred Raboch
Assistant Director
Douglas Shearer
Sound Recordist
Norwood A. Fenton
Sound
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
John Schmitz
Camera Operator
Tom Long
Grip
