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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
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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 |
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
8.0
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 |
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| Joan Blondell | ... | ||
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James Dunn | ... | |
| Lloyd Nolan | ... | ||
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James Gleason | ... |
McGarrity
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Ted Donaldson | ... | |
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Peggy Ann Garner | ... |
Francie
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Ruth Nelson | ... |
Miss McDonough
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John Alexander | ... |
Steve Edwards
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B.S. Pully | ... |
Christmas Tree Vendor
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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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