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The Member of the Wedding (1952)

TV_G 93 min  -  Drama  -   1954 (West Germany)
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A film version of the Carson McCullers play. Frankie Addams, a very boyish articulate 12-year-old girl... See full summary »

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

Writers:

Carson McCullers (play) (novel), Edna Anhalt , and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Ethel Waters, Julie Harris and Brandon De Wilde
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Ethel Waters ...
Julie Harris ...
Brandon De Wilde Brandon De Wilde ...
Arthur Franz Arthur Franz ...
Nancy Gates Nancy Gates ...
William Hansen William Hansen ...
James Edwards James Edwards ...
Harry Bolden Harry Bolden ...
Dickie Moore Dickie Moore ...
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A film version of the Carson McCullers play. Frankie Addams, a very boyish articulate 12-year-old girl, is going through an unhappy stage of her life, having been spurned by the neighborhood girls. She spends most of her time in the kitchen talking to her black maid, Bernice, and the younger next door boy, John Henry. Her brother Jarvis is about to marry Janice, and Frankie imagines that she will leave town with them. However she eventually begins to grow up into a young woman. Written by Will Gilbert  

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Wedding | Tomboy | Adolescent | Fugitive | Innocence Lost  | See more »

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She became a woman in the middle of a kiss!

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Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Das Mädchen Frankie See more »

Filming Locations:

Colusa, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stanley Kramer Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Julie Harris, Ethel Waters, and Brandon De Wilde all repeated their roles from the original Broadway production. See more »

Quotes

Berenice Sadie Brown: Look at your hair to begin with. Done had all your hair shaved off like a convict. You tie this ribbon around this head with no hair, it looks peculiar.
Frances 'Frankie' Addams: But I'm going to wash and try to stretch my hair tonight.
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Connections

Referenced in "Good Times: Florida, the Matchmaker (#2.11)" (1974) See more »

Soundtracks

"His Eye Is on the Sparrow"
Written by Charles H. Gabriel and Civilla Martin
Performed by Ethel Waters with Brandon De Wilde & Julie Harris See more »