Little Women is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Kenneth MacGowan. It stars Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Frances Dee, and Jean Parker. The screenplay, written by Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman, is based on the 1868–1869 two-volume novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. Sets were designed to closely resemble Alcott's house, and costumes were styled to represent the March family's poverty. The film, which broke box office records, is considered one of RKO's most-liked with audiences in 1933. It has received generally positive reviews from film critics, both in the 1930s and more recently. Little Women has been nominated for and won multiple awards. It is the third screen adaptation of the book and the first adaptation with sound. It follows two silent versions made in 1917 and 1918. It has also inspired multiple adaptations and commercial products, being compared favorably to other film adaptations of the novel. It received an Academy Award for Best Adaptation and was nominated for additional Academy Awards.