A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · directed by Elia Kazan
- Rating
- 84/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), directed by Elia Kazan, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Dorothy McGuire
- Joan Blondell
- James Dunn
- Lloyd Nolan
- James Gleason
- Ted Donaldson
- Peggy Ann Garner
- Ruth Nelson
- John Alexander
- B.S. Pully
Crew
- Leon Shamroy — Director of Photography
- Dorothy Spencer — Editor
- Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
- Frank Davis — Screenplay
- Tess Slesinger — Screenplay
More from Elia Kazan
- On the Waterfront (1954) — 98/100 · hit
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — 97/100 · hit
- Panic in the Streets (1950) — 81/100 · hit
- Wild River (1960) — 81/100 · hit
- A Face in the Crowd (1957) — 80/100 · hit
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947) — 80/100 · hit
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