MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 18,377 this week

It Grows on Trees (1952)

84 min  -  Fantasy | Comedy  -   2 September 1952 (USA)
6.7
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 144 users  
Reviews: 6 user | 2 critic

What happens when an American family gets two trees that grow spendable money.

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Writers:

Leonard Praskins (original screenplay), Barney Slater (original screenplay)

Stars:

Irene Dunne, Dean Jagger and Joan Evans
 Loading+Watchlist
View Watchlist »
New List »
Own the rights? Add a poster »
full cast and crew »

Quick Links:
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of title
Movies that I would like to be readlily available for me ot watch
a list of 25 titles by fomlife777 created 1 month ago
 
image of title
My top 100 favorite movies...the films I have watched over and over and over...in no particular order.
a list of 100 titles by santarosie created 13 May 2011
 
image of title
MyMovies: TCMrequests
a list of 111 titles by aimalac91748 created 7 months ago
 
image of title
65 Years of Movie Watching: 1950s
a list of 407 titles by mbihari created 2 months ago
 
image of title
Connections: D.O.A.
a list of 48 titles by smitty008 created 01 May 2011
 
See all 5 related lists »

Connect with IMDb

Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
Edit

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Irene Dunne ...
Polly Baxter
Dean Jagger Dean Jagger ...
Phil Baxter
Joan Evans Joan Evans ...
Diane Baxter
Richard Crenna ...
Ralph Bowen
Edith Meiser Edith Meiser ...
Mrs. Pryor
Les Tremayne Les Tremayne ...
Secretary of the Treasury Finlay Murchison
Forrest Lewis Forrest Lewis ...
Dr. Burrows, Department of Botanical Research
Malcolm Lee Beggs Malcolm Lee Beggs ...
Carrollman, Secretary of Agriculture
Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson ...
Letherby, Department of Internal Revenue
Bob Sweeney Bob Sweeney ...
Reporter McGuire
Dee Pollock Dee Pollock ...
Flip Baxter
Sandy Descher Sandy Descher ...
Midge Baxter
Full cast and crew »
Edit

Storyline

The Baxters are a typical happy American family trying to live on too little money. Mrs. Polly Baxter acquires two mysterious trees that got into a nursery shipment by mistake. Guess what: they turn out to be money trees! After initial problems, Polly decides to spend the money. But there's one logical consequence of money grown on trees that no one's considered. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Money | Tree | Wealth | United States | Suburbia  | See more »

Taglines:

The wonderful story of a wish come true!

Genres:

Fantasy | Comedy

Parents Guide:

Add content advisory for parents »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A Árvore da Fortuna See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI) See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard Crenna's first movie. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: Montage of newspaper front pages includes photo of Polly posing with blooming money tree in backyard. But by time anyone (including press) became aware of her secret, the trees were already bare so no one would have had any reason to photograph her picking money off trees. See more »

Quotes

Polly Baxter: Well, for your information, in case you're interested, I have more brains in my head than most people have in their little fingers!
See more »