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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Encouraged by her idealistic if luckless father, a bright and imaginative young woman comes of age in a Brooklyn tenement during the early 1900s.

Director

Elia Kazan

Year

Genre

drama, family, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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Katie Nolan

Dorothy McGuire

Aunt Sissy

Johnny Nolan

Officer McShane

McGarrity

Neeley Nolan

Francie

Peggy Ann Garner

Miss McDonough

Steve Edwards

Christmas Tree Vendor

Augie

Robert J. Anderson

Nurse

Mr. Creckenbox

Girl

Old man on second floor landing

Grandma Rommely

Cheap Charlie

Miss Tilford

Virginia Brissac

Librarian

Lillian Bronson

Boy

Girl

Sally Ann Brown

Girl

Library Patron

Doctor

George M. Carleton

Undetermined

Undetermined

James B. Carson

Werner

The Barber

Peter Cusanelli

Mrs. Waters

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

Undetermined

Girl

Union Man

Undetermined

Fernanda Eliscu

Nurse

Raider

Boy

Principal

Undetermined

Raider

Henny Gaddis

Hassler

Joseph J. Greene

Undetermined

Christmas Tree Customer

Undetermined

Ethyl May Halls

Mr. Barker

Girl

Mary Lou Harrington

Herschel Knutson

Harry Harvey Jr.

Boy

Girl

Boy in Soda Fountain

Tynmore Sister

Boy at Christmas Tree Throw

Girl

Girl

Jacqueline Larkin

Bakery Clerk

Flossie Gaddis

Carney The Junkman

J. Farrell MacDonald

Raider

Doctor

Undetermined

Tynmore Sister

Sheila

Patricia McFadden

Raider

Principal

Mr. Spencer

Citizen

Boy

Ronnie Pattison

Priest at Funeral

Francis Pierlot

Undetermined

Constance Purdy

Boy

Bakery Clerk

Undetermined

Junkman

Girl

Nancy June Robinson

Undertaker

Erskine Sanford

Waiter

Floorwalker at 5 & 10 Cent Store

Raider

Charley

Boy

Doctor

Street Singer

Teen-Age Girl in Classroom

Undetermined

Girl

Candy Store Proprietor

Sheila's Mother

Martha Wentworth

Undetermined

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Francie Nolan Neeley Nolan Katie Nolan Aunt Sissy Grandma Rommely Miss Mcdonough Werner Mr. Barker Tynmore Sister (uncredited)

Blackberries!
I got blackberries! - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Blackberries! I got blackberries!

You done fine.
Nine cents. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

You done fine. Nine cents.

Twenty-six.
A pen wiper. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Twenty-six. A pen wiper.

Something you want,
little girl? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Something you want, little girl?

Well, hello,
Flossie, dear. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Well, hello, Flossie, dear.

Oh, I forgot.
My mama wants it ground. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Oh, I forgot. My mama wants it ground.

Sweet jumpin' Christopher - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Sweet jumpin' Christopher

I bet she has a fight with Aunt Sissy tonight - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I bet she has a fight with Aunt Sissy tonight

Mister,
give us a white bread. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Mister, give us a white bread.

Where's the fire? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Where's the fire?

"Browning." - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A little more to the left,
Mr. Crackenbox! - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A little more to the left, Mr. Crackenbox!

Mr. Crackenbox,
it still sags! - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Mr. Crackenbox, it still sags!

Why ain't you laying out my clothes - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Why ain't you laying out my clothes

You know something - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

You know something

I wonder what people did before they invented coffee - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I wonder what people did before they invented coffee

No Gee if there isn't a woman for you - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

No Gee if there isn't a woman for you

Now wait a minute - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Now wait a minute

Anybody seen Johnny Nolan's wife - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Anybody seen Johnny Nolan's wife

I guess you won't get home until the sun comes up - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I guess you won't get home until the sun comes up

They was all nice fellas Beat it now Johnny - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

They was all nice fellas Beat it now Johnny

It's made out of silk - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

It's made out of silk

Mama says not to be too late - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Mama says not to be too late

Easy on the whip - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Easy on the whip

Go on downstairs for a while - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Go on downstairs for a while

You don't wanna frown like that - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

You don't wanna frown like that

I'm sure glad you come along - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I'm sure glad you come along

We only borrowed them for just a minute Honest - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

We only borrowed them for just a minute Honest

He sure took a shine to you - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

He sure took a shine to you

My mind's made up - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

My mind's made up

Beshrew the witch - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Beshrew the witch

His stomach's like the Irish Sea - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

His stomach's like the Irish Sea

Good night, Mama. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Good night, Mama.

They're cutting the tree - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

They're cutting the tree

Alive, alive-O - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Why don't the Katzenjammer Kids talk plain English - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Why don't the Katzenjammer Kids talk plain English

I do not understand - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I do not understand

This ain't exactly according to the rules - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

This ain't exactly according to the rules

My cup runneth over - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

My cup runneth over

I'd rather be shot than do this arithmetic - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I'd rather be shot than do this arithmetic

It'll make an awful long walk for your mornings. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

It'll make an awful long walk for your mornings.

Why not?
My school's overcrowded as it is. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Why not? My school's overcrowded as it is.

Run along, Sonny.
I ain't gonna spill a penny. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Run along, Sonny. I ain't gonna spill a penny.

Flossie Gaddis died last night - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Flossie Gaddis died last night

It's got a nice tone. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

It's got a nice tone.

Maxwellton braes are bonnie - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Maxwellton braes are bonnie

Our everyday lives are real and true - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Our everyday lives are real and true

Even stories shouldn't be just - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Even stories shouldn't be just

For God's sakes!
Where you been? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

For God's sakes! Where you been?

Well, I guess
we better get on home. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Well, I guess we better get on home.

That's for nothing, Johnny,
except maybe being a nice guy. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

That's for nothing, Johnny, except maybe being a nice g...

The people in the hall when we brought up the tree - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The people in the hall when we brought up the tree

Good night, baby. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Good night, baby.

Ain't ya comin'
to bed, Johnny? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Ain't ya comin' to bed, Johnny?

Well, did he go out on a job,
do you know? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Well, did he go out on a job, do you know?

Francie.
Just leave her be, Katie. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Francie. Just leave her be, Katie.

I'd like my
father's shaving cup. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I'd like my father's shaving cup.

Yes, Mama.
Is that all, Mama? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Yes, Mama. Is that all, Mama?

He can't be dead - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

He can't be dead

I'd be glad to let the children work for you,
Mr. McGarrity. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I'd be glad to let the children work for you, Mr. McGar...

Well we'll get that out of the way first - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Well we'll get that out of the way first

This says he's a hero - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

This says he's a hero

If that ain't a load off my chest - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

If that ain't a load off my chest

All right chickabiddy All right - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

All right chickabiddy All right

Francie.
Yes, Mama? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Francie. Yes, Mama?

As quick as we see if she's all right,
you go on up to McGarrity's - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

As quick as we see if she's all right, you go on up to ...

Mama? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Give Neeley a nickel to go after Grandma and Sissy. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Give Neeley a nickel to go after Grandma and Sissy.

Is she going to die? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Is she going to die?

Mama! - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

You're taking real good care of me, Francie. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

You're taking real good care of me, Francie.

Mmm. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Can I get you
a glass of water, Mama? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Can I get you a glass of water, Mama?

One minute
to 4:00, Mama. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

One minute to 4:00, Mama.

The candle's pretty
like Christmas. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The candle's pretty like Christmas.

What time is it? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

What time is it?

I tore all those up. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I tore all those up.

"The moon shines bright
in such a night as this - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

"The moon shines bright in such a night as this

You better start
some water boiling. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

You better start some water boiling.

The baby is here and the mama is doing good. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The baby is here and the mama is doing good.

Annie Laurie. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

He gave me the money to buy 'em way before Christmas - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

He gave me the money to buy 'em way before Christmas

Come on, kid. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Doing anything tomorrow afternoon,
Miss Nolan? - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Doing anything tomorrow afternoon, Miss Nolan?

I'm proud of you - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I'm proud of you

Not far from here - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Not far from here

Look at the tree - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Look at the tree

You'll pass. - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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Encouraged by her idealistic if luckless father, a bright and imaginative young woman comes of age in a Brooklyn tenement during the early 1900s.

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Director: Elia Kazan

Writer: Tess Slesinger, Frank Davis, Betty Smith

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: drama, family, romance

Year: 1945

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Mar 1945

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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