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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

APPROVED 129 min  -  Drama  -   2 August 1945 (Australia)
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Encouraged by her idealistic if luckless father, a bright and imaginative young woman comes of age in a Brooklyn tenement during the early 1900s.

Director:

Elia Kazan

Writers:

Tess Slesinger (screen play), Frank Davis (screen play), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell and James Dunn
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dorothy McGuire ...
Joan Blondell ...
James Dunn James Dunn ...
Lloyd Nolan ...
James Gleason James Gleason ...
McGarrity
Ted Donaldson Ted Donaldson ...
Peggy Ann Garner Peggy Ann Garner ...
Francie
Ruth Nelson Ruth Nelson ...
Miss McDonough
John Alexander John Alexander ...
Steve Edwards
B.S. Pully B.S. Pully ...
Christmas Tree Vendor
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Storyline

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Tenement | Poverty | Tree | Alcoholism | Struggle  | See more »

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Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ein Baum wächst in Brooklyn See more »

Filming Locations:

Stage 5, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Nicholas Ray came out from New York with Elia Kazan for Kazan's directorial debut. Besides his brief appearance in the cast as a bakery clerk, various sources have Ray working as assistant director and assisting Alfred Newman with the score, but studio records officially list him as dialogue director. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Katie Nolan: This'll be the last of them now, Francie.
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Connections

Referenced in "Ugly Betty: A Tree Grows in Guadalajara (#1.22)" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Moonlight Bay"
(1912) (uncredited)
Music by Percy Wenrich
Played on the phonograph See more »