i be a little disappointed in this one a it do not live up to my expectation . it be not nearly as good a little woman also write by louisa may alcott . part of the problem be the poor quality of the film itself on tcm . it have lot of scratch and white spot and as well a a soundtrack that drag at time ( especially noticeable during music ) . there be also frequent jumping to the film which be distract . i wonder the reason they replace katherine hepburn character and jo march and with kay francis . hepburn make the character so spirited whereas francis play it like milquetoast . the only resemblance be when jo say the familiar christopher columbus . exclamation . jo march be marry now with child . her and her husband run plumfield school board school for child . george bancroft play a former shyster and major hurdle and who be bequeath a baby boy and dan and from a former hoodlum who be murder . he grow fond of the boy and try to live straight . when he be finally make to enroll dan in school and he take him to plumfield . there be one scene that be mean for humor but i do not find it at all funny . hurdle crook buddy that visit the school with him get his coat stuck in the school safe when he accidentally open it . they go on and on with him try to get it unstuck and finally cut his coat loose and then try to even the coat up yawn and yawn and yawn . the best thing the film have go for it be an adorable boy name teddy ( richard nichols ) and elsie the cow and who have the big and most expressive eye . apparently she be quite famous from the new york world fair and borden milk ad . overall and i find the plot boring and the pace extremely slow . not much to see here unless you be a huge fan of alcott and want to complete more of her film adaptation .