"Small women" and "Meeting in Saint Louis" - discussions on similarities

The movie of 1949 Small women (Set in 1861) and the musical in 1944 Let's meet in St. Louis. Louis (It is set in 1903), two popular, surprisingly similar movies. In this article, I will explain many functions common to these movies.

Both movies are circling around individual families living in leafy suburbs of the American city (Concord, Massachusetts, St. Louis, Missouri). My family Small women Mary (Mary Astor), Meg (Janet Lee), Joe (Jung Allison), Amy (Elizabeth Taylor), Beth (Margaret O & Brien). My family Let's meet in St. Louis Louis Father Alonso Smith (Leon Ames), Anna Smith (Mary Astor), Son Ron Jr. (Henry Daniels, Jr.), Daughters (Rose Blair in order of age) Rose Blair, Esther (Judy Garland) , Agnes (Joan Carroll), Toty (Margaret · O & # 39; Brian).

As you are already aware, the fathers, mothers and youngest daughters of both films are played by the same actor. Another actor appearing in both movies is Harry Davenport (as Dr. Barnes Small women As "Grandpa" Let's meet in St. Louis ).

Movies have similar transitions between credits and opening scenes. Into Small women , March The winter landscape like the picture of the family's house and the picture of the house of the neighbor are displayed as embroidery. Into St. Me Me Louis , A picture of a sepia tone of a gorgeous picture frame of the summer house and the word "Summer 1903" are displayed. Both movies start with these stills fading out to the footage of the actual movement. Into St. Me Me Louis To help the audience appreciate the passage of time, the use of static season photos of the house is repeated every three months by the spring of 1904 - the time of St. Louis renovated World & Fair.

In both movies, we see very young girls (Beth, Agnes, Toty) fall in love. Both Esther (of Let's meet in St. Louis ) And Joe (and later Amy) (of Small women ) Falls in love with a healthy boy and the person next door. Both of them moved to the neighborhood.

Both movies incorporate a Christmas period, and there are reasons for both movie families to be upset on that particular Christmas. in the case of Small women Families are missing fathers who serve the Allies during the Civil War. The daughters use the dollars given by their aunt March (Lucile Watson) to buy their mother's Christmas gifts. On Christmas day, the family decides to give a lot of Christmas food to poor friends. Into St. Me Me Louis My family Christmas is saddened by the fact that my father decided to emigrate to New York shortly after Christmas. At Christmas Eve, when you understand how your father is angry with your own decision, he gives them the biggest Christmas gifts that can change their mind and ask. Christmas spirit and attractive snow scene are suitable for watching ideal holidays as seen in both movies

Both movies seem to have a similar artistic look. For example, they use a particularly vivid color and a beautiful set, making it very comfortable to see. They also make the most of the seasonal change in the weather experienced in parts of North America. Both movies feature a house with a magnificent staircase and conservatory filled with ornate plants. At some point in each movie, the youngest daughter of two people seems to be spying at the festival behind the stairs.

In addition to the fact that the movie was made at the same time (1944 and 1949), the above similarities may be related to the next credit connection. Sally Benson who wrote the former novel Let's meet in St. Louis. Louis (Most of which had previously been published as "The New Yorker magazine" Kensington Stories ") wrote an editing of this version of Louisa May Alcott's movie Small women . Also, the same set decorator (Edwin B. Willis), art direction team member (Cedric Gibbons), Associate (Technicolor) Color Director (Henri Jaffa), Technicolor Consultant (Natalie Kalmus), Make Department Member (Jack Dawn), Sound Recording Director (Douglas Shearer).