A Piano For Beth | Little Women | Warner Archive

Little Women (1949) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #LittleWomen
Mervyn LeRoy's directs this classic Technicolor version of the cherished Louisa May Alcott novel. Set during the Civil War, it chronicles the March sisters lives and loves, underscoring the era's expectations about a woman's place in the world. Golden-tressed Elizabeth Taylor portrays pretentious Amy, Janet Leigh is earnest Meg and Margaret O'Brien is dear, tragedy-stricken Beth. June Allyson plays spunky Jo, resolved to be a writer, but unaware that the elusive muse she seeks is the life she shares with her sisters and mother (Mary Astor).
Directed By Mervyn LeRoy
Starring June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien
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[@sonnycormany]

This was C. Aubrey Smith’s final role. He passed away not long after. I grew up with this film and always got weepy during the scene when Beth tells Jo she knows she’s dying. But THIS is the scene that gets me now. Beth, so shy and “scared of strangers,” walks into and through that house to find Mr. Lawrence out in the “garden room,” and just throws her arms around him and kisses and hugs him. There aren’t any sweet movies like this anymore.

[@ItzMeOB]

I totally agree. The remake of this movie from 2019 brought me here for I didn't realize that there's been several remakes done. I like Mervyn LeRoy's incredible directing in the movie and undeniably agree that this the best remake ever.

[@ladyyuna2000]

I agree you don't see any sweet and emotional movies like this anymore

[@eliwinaruzgar1603]

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[@derekllewellyn6663]

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[@nataliedudus4543]

Best version of Beth!

[@latrolettteeeeeee]

Uh No... Claire Danes was far more superior.

[@latrolettteeeeeee]

Nah.. You're useless. ;)

[@BabsChannel]

I see a few people that don't use their time very well.

[@elenamaccioni2388]

This movie Is the best version of little women ❤️

[@colibrizel3163]

I can not stop to cry.

[@pxqux]

This one always makes me cry. I'm watching every adaptation of Little Women in orden, she's definitely my Beth.

[@saragamsaragan3764]

Because Elizabeth Taylor was too old to play Amy, they had to change the age order of the sisters in this version to make Beth the youngest instead. I think one of the reasons that this version gets us so emotional is because shy sweet Beth is still just a little girl and so scenes like this and her death tug at the heart strings so much more.

[@christinevanwinkle-smith4902]

This scene brings me to tears every time as well….

[@ateneaessabia0399]

​@@saragamsaragan3764Curiously, because she was the young one, in real life Beth's actress is the only one of the entire cast who is still alive (currently 86 years old). Which is ironic since her character is the one who dies and in a scene of this film she says "For some reason I wasn't destined to live a long time"

[@ateneaessabia0399]

I think it wasn't the only version where Beth is the little one. Did they also do it in 2019? I think so, since the Beth actress seemed younger than the others.

[@jessicamolina745]

She is my favorite Beth, as well. ❤

[@takaono7243]

I enjoy this version almost as much as the 1994 version, and while 1994 is still my favorite, I do think 1949 really nailed the relationship between Beth and Mr. Lawrence perfectly.

[@saragamsaragan3764]

Completely agree with this comment. I watched the 1994 one over and over growing up but when I was little, mum would put the 1949 one on for me to watch (like when I was 3, 4, 5 years of age) and I'd sit and watch the whole thing. I'll always love this version too.

[@chrisnutley5747]

My favorite version of all.......Beth, Amy, Jo, (and C. Aubrey is masterful).....my favorite holiday movie.

[@AlessandroCalzaStudio]

this is SO adorable it is making me cry. Margaret O'Brien is perfect.

[@FreyaEinde]

I really like this version.

[@rorelsecreto5339]

I'm here after reading Beth's death in the book, just to remind myself that she was this same girl, with her piano. I'm crying so bad right now.

[@easypianobeautifulmusic2974]

😢

[@jessireynolds5358]

Poor Beth...I miss her...she was the sweetest most kindest

[@drjulia6860]

Lovely, her character here is better than the 1994 film. I think making Beth the youngest sister worked well since it made her death more poignant and tragic.

[@lucindaarmour4685]

Margaret O'Brien was such a beautiful young actor. This is a luminous performance.

[@federicarizzo3545]

One of the best scene in Little Women 1949 😍💖 I love this movie so much!

[@davidfenn4444]

Several versions of this film but this one has never been bettered.

[@RandolfPatton]

I think that piano was cursed. It took out the little granddaughter AND Beth. Somebody burn it before it kills again! Seriously though, for me this is probably the most touching scene in the film and I'm not gonna lie, the moment between Margaret O' Brien and C.Aubrey Smith had me a little misty-eyed. They had great chemistry.

[@nomeslife]

Sam and Dean need to burn it

[@easypianobeautifulmusic2974]

😂😂 cursed piano

[@lilylou7828]

although I don't believe in curses, but I had the same feeling

[@mairedavis]

I'm not crying, are you crying? Someone's cutting onions.

[@elizabethdavis7922]

She was a perfect Beth.

[@MattFoleysGhost]

Right? Came here after just seeing the new one. I'm surprised it's not a Christmas movie staple like It's A Wonderful Life.

[@sandramorey2529]

I love this version. The color is typical MGM and the costumes were made I believe by Helen Rose, who went to school with my father in Kalamazoo Mi. They are spectacular. The music is so beautiful. The main theme sounds like it could be a 19th century aire. The acting is lovely and that they changed Beth and Amy in age bothers me not one whit.

[@selinakyle3194]

This is the only version to watch. June Alison as Jo and sweet Margret o’brain never got the credit she deserves.

[@aminaadams9054]

I watched this on TCM, the part where Beth told Jo not to grieve for her made me cry. And I heard June Alison was so moved that on her way home, she had to stop her car to cry.

[@shadowwingvampirium211]

This scene always make me cry 😭

[@louisekrumm8087]

This is my favorite scene. Margaret O’Brien is so cute and touching as Beth. 🥰

[@amandaburns4568]

one of the most heartfelt moments on screen ,xx

[@mca1218]

AND...the basket Beth (Margaret O'Brien) is carrying is the same one carried by Dorothy (Judy Garland) from THE WIZARD OF OZ, made just 10 years earlier!!

[@denisefreitas6727]

Really? Awesome!

[@badabing9143]

No kidding! and Margaret O.B. looks cuter carrying it! lol I LOVE MY MARGARET 😘😀🤗🎀❣😢😭🤧👼💗💗💗💗💗💗💗♥👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼♥ RIP ANGEL 🙌🏼🤧

[@wincup]

This was that grandfather's (C. Aubrey Smith)) last film. He passed away on December 1949...So sad...I can feel something in his eyes at the last scene...

[@denisefreitas6727]

Margaret O'Brien is a doll! She's so cute!

[@conniemeissen5213]

Makes me cry every time

[@shadowwingvampirium211]

Connie Meissen same

[@myn1959]

A mi igual

[@sford557]

I like Beth being the youngest, it works really well.

[@addi9817]

@JAAYDE BAKER they made Amy the youngest because that’s the way it was written by Louisa May Alcott.

[@lesleyosler6153]

I love this version

[@mashtali1]

holy shit...this quality and color in 1949?

[@RandolfPatton]

And this isn't even as good as it can get. The Blu-Ray looks incredible.

[@jaciaramaria3393]

Amo filmes de época, mas sem legenda em português e ou dublado, Prá mim impossível assisti-los..uma pena

[@Statuskuo75]

Film!

[@edwardamosbrandwein3583]

Is the original B&W?

[@cultivandoflores3990]

Que lindo trecho! Que delicadeza de alma teve esse senhor com a menina e que senso de agradecimento essa menina teve com o senhor. Cuánta doçura!

[@newtjorden1957]

Still one of the most beautiful scene in hollywood history

[@ladyyuna2000]

I love watching Little Women (1949) one of my favorite movies of all-time. Margaret O'Brien (born Angela Maxine O'Brien (January 15, 1937) (age 83) RIP to all the casts that was in Little Women

[@ryangreen2469]

For the life of me, I just don't understand why they have not released this version in the US on dvd...It's the only one I really enjoy of this classic story- MGM's finest young actors, even as a blonde Elizabeth Taylor was just so stunning..

[@number1glgfan]

Ryan Green you can buy it from tcm’s online shop!

[@Amanda-ex6em]

It’s available on ONEDEMAND through TCM now

[@nowirehangers2815]

I have it on dvd

[@irenegrussu2782]

Grazie per questo film .l'ho visto .3 volte a Natale la tv lo inviaa

[@rowbygoren1830]

Mary Astor: “The girls all giggled and chattered and made a game of every scene. Taylor was engaged, and in love, and talking on the telephone most of the time (which is fine normally, but not when the production clock is ticking away the company's money). June Allyson chewed gum constantly and irritatingly, and Maggie O'Brien looked at me as though she were planning something very unpleasant.“. AND: Mothers in particular were beatified at MGM. . Mary Astor complained that “Metro’s mothers never did anything but mothering. They never had a thought in their heads except their children. They sacrificed everything; they were domineering or else the ‘Eat up your spinach’ type. Clucking like hens.”

[@RosePetal17]

My favourite version! Magicial!

[@independentpuppy7520]

I cried.

[@nokiabrick3442]

Ngl Beth in this is acc so beautiful it's unreal

[@ateneaessabia0399]

I always find it funny how Beth slowly sees herself at minute 1:42 🤣

[@tammit4778]

Love this movie. My favorite scene. 💙

[@Statuskuo75]

Its bizarre that Louise May Alcott thought her book to be corny. It cuts to the core.

[@amyclarke41]

oh I like the Laurie in this !😃

[@BigMacCoyle]

Why did you cut this scene so soon? I grew up watching this movie with my mom and my sisters. At the end of the day, I'm grateful for the upload.

[@paulamiles9559]

In the book, Beth was so.perfect she was hard to take. But wonderful Margaret O'Brien makes her lovable.

[@laraoliveira6952]

Adaptação de um dos capítulos mais deliciosos do livro.

[@mariogar766]

I love this movie... Margaret O'Brien was the better Beth in all movies... only wrong thing was that they made Beth as the youngest... but probably because Elizabeth Taylor was too tall and oldest as O'Brien...

[@josealbertofreitas4862]

Margaret o' Brien seems very talented.

[@ateneaessabia0399]

Beth is so sweet, shy and tender... That's why she will always be my favorite Little Woman. I wish Meg were more like her, I can't stand her air of arrogance and ambition, that's why Meg is the Little Woman I hate the most.

[@sunnydayzie1202]

Really the last great film that Margaret O'Brien did -at 12, she could no longer play a little girl. She was known for her crying scenes, but this crying scene was her biggest triumph!

[@kallen868]

She went on to stage work and had a nice career.

[@astarsheran9788]

nice

[@danieldawg100]

Thank you to whoever put this clip here for people to watch, but could you not put this whole movie here?

[@vivianebeget]

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[@lilylou7828]

I feel like there is a something bad about this piano that both of the girls that owned it died young.

[@jessireynolds5358]

Not gonna lie! All of the versions were pretty great’

[@simondesbiens2463]

The little basket Beth ave is Judy garland wizard of oz basket

[@Sofa-qq5ji]

Mujercitas 2 parte en español

[@Pony_ezpumi]

😢......

[@mariajuliamorosininaranjo6165]

Traducción. Al español!!!

[@user-iz3sd9ef4t]

日本語ないですか？

[@amyclarke41]

soo sad

[@linaburon5672]

Y they did give us that movie free for Chrismas

[@equusquaggaquagga536]

Beth was unintentionally creepy here When she said that she might have scarlet fever I thought it was gonna turn into an "Orphan" situation

[@nph9973]

'Cunning' Reversal - can u date it? NESL trackback homework

[@coldclearblue6350]

Jo looks so old

[@filippoallampresemanesross6180]

Mythical

[@Natalie_S_]

1949? ummm why is it in color then?

[@esmeephillips5888]

Hollywood had been making features in 'natural' (three-strip) Technicolor for 14 years.

[@CeltycSparrow]

Meh. I liked the 1993 version better. I know this version is more accurate to how it was portrayed in the book, but in the 1993 version, Mr. Laurence was actually there when the piano was given and it was a very heartfelt and emotional scene. She doesn't even look happy about it in this one.

[@oklahomorose]

The best version is the one from 1933 with Katharine Hepburn as Jo.

[@gdnihadbyehtreesfhitreeeh3857]

@@oklahomorose YES THANK YOU! In the 1993 version, Laurie seems so lifeless I forget he's there In till he proposes to someone. That doesn't happen in the 1933 version and Katherine Hepburn is so talented I would watch her sit in the middle of the stage and read a phonebook (grandpa's words)

[@steflondon88]

I like this one ... what can I say , I’m old fashioned