A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“Each heart-warming character comes alive on the screen!”
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
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Dorothy McGuire
Katie Nolan
Known for
The Spiral Staircase
Swiss Family Robinson
Joan Blondell
Aunt Sissy
Known for
Grease
The Public Enemy
James Dunn
Johnny Nolan
Also in
Bad Girl
The Living Ghost
Lloyd Nolan
Officer McShane
Known for
Hannah and Her Sisters
Island in the Sky
James Gleason
McGarrity
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Arsenic and Old Lace
Ted Donaldson
Neeley Nolan
Also in
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Once Upon a Time
Peggy Ann Garner
Francie Nolan
Known for
Jane Eyre
Black Widow
Ruth Nelson
Miss McDonough
Known for
Awakenings
3 Women
John Alexander
Steve Edwards
Known for
Arsenic and Old Lace
Winchester '73
B.S. Pully
Christmas Tree Vendor
Known for
Guys and Dolls
Myra Breckinridge
Ferike Boros
Grandmother (uncredited)
Known for
Bachelor Mother
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Virginia Brissac
Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Monsieur Verdoux
Elia Kazan Director · Frank Davis Screenplay Tess Slesinger Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3M · United States release February 28, 1945 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 28, 1945
Theatrical
South Korea
April 23, 1948 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 8, 1945 · Theatrical
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