A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)2h08
Drama
Director Elia Kazan (7.4 avg)
Also directed On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, East of Eden, and 15 more
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.
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Cast
Dorothy McGuire
Joan Blondell
James Dunn
Lloyd Nolan
James Gleason
Ted Donaldson
Peggy Ann Garner
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