 This version originally was to be a David O. Selznick (qv)  production. Filming began in September 1946 but  David O. Selznick (qv) decided he couldnt tackle a major  production so soon after the ordeal of filming  _Duel in the Sun (1946)_ (qv) so he sold the property and script to  MGM. The cast for the David O. Selznick (qv) version included  Jennifer Jones (I) (qv) (Jo), Diana Lynn (qv) (Amy),  Bambi Linn (qv) (Beth), Rhonda Fleming (qv) (Meg),  John Dall (I) (qv) (Laurie), Anne Revere (qv) (Marmee),  Charles Coburn (qv) (Lauries grandfather), Philip Friend (qv)  (Brooke) and Constance Collier (qv) (Aunt March). Only director  Mervyn LeRoy (qv) and Elizabeth Patterson (I) (qv) (Hannah) made  the transition to the MGM version. Costume tests of the actors  exist.