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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

Elia Kazan

Dorothy McGuire, James Dunn, Joan Blondell, Peggy Ann Garner ...

7.3

889

Drama An outstanding film version of Betty Smith's novel about the hardships facing an Irish family living in a turn-of-the-century Brooklyn tenement. McGuire is splendid as the mother, with an Oscar-winning performance by Dunn as her alcoholic husband. Garner won a special juvenile Oscar for her sensitive portrayal of a young girl looking to escape her environment, and Blondell gives one of her best performances as Garner's aunt.

	Author	Review
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"A vastly affecting film."	POS

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