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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945 - Dorothy McGuire, James Dunn, Peggy Ann Garner) [high quality video]
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Posted on 01/07/2025 4:43:37 PM PST by simpson96
Betty Smith's “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” was an immediate best-seller when it was published in 1943, and proved particularly popular with servicemen. Many readers addressed their fan letters not to the author, Betty Smith, but to her main character, Francie Nolan, a dirt-poor tenement child with big dreams.
The film version was Elia Kazan's debut as a director. Peggy Ann Garner received the Academy Juvenile Award for her performance as Francie Nolan, and James Dunn received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Francie's father.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945 - Dorothy McGuire, James Dunn, Peggy Ann Garner) [high quality video]
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1 posted on 01/07/2025 4:43:37 PM PST by simpson96
To: simpson96
A sad flick as I remember. Married to a drunk she gets pregnant again. A good cop steps up and offers to take his place. That’s all I remember.
2 posted on 01/07/2025 4:49:26 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
To: simpson96
Good movie. Very moving and honest. Melancholy and sad though. Her Pop is a nice man but lets the juice destroy his life. And that makes it tough on everyone, including Mom. Sober up, people!
Oh, and a top notch cast, all the way around. Dorthy McGuire has always been a favorite since I first saw Old Yeller. Joan Blondell is always a great, but is she acting or is that really her? She must have been born on the Warner Brothers lot. And James Dunn. Can't tell if he's acting or just being himself, a gentle lost soul.
3 posted on 01/07/2025 4:54:27 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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