Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys
by Louisa May Alcottliterary work· published 1871
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An abridged version of the Louisa May Alcott novel that follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.
Adaptations (4)
Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys has been adapted 4 times, across film and television series, from 1934 to 1998. The most recent is Little Men (1998).
Little Men1934 · film · 72 min · dir. Phil Rosen · IMDb ↗IMDb6.1The former Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for homeless boys. One of the boys, Nat, invites Dan, a street kid, to come to the school, where the boys are all loved and well cared for. Dan is a young tough, but his heart is good, and when he is accused of theft at the school, Jo continues to believe in him and that the true thief will be found out.
Little Men1940 · film · 84 min · dir. Norman Z. McLeod · IMDb ↗IMDb5.6Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan's foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called Willie the Fox. When the Plumfield School becomes in danger of foreclosure, the two con men cook up a scheme to save the home.
Little Women II: Jo's Boys1993 · television series · 24 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.5Nan Harding is the new student at Mr. and Mrs. Bhaer's school. Everyone thinks that she is a pain in the head, but not Mrs. Jo. Together with the other kids, they all embark on their personal adventures and misfortunes while learning in school.
Little Men1998 · film · 98 min · dir. Rodney Gibbons · IMDb ↗IMDb6.314%In this adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, two street kids from Boston find themselves at Plumfield, a rural boarding school run by Jo and her husband -- and they soon learn academic and life lessons they won't ever forget.
