A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

2h 9min. // In the early 1900s, the Nolans, a poor working-class family who lives in Brooklyn tries to find a way to scape from poverty.

 

Directed by: Elia Kazan

Writing Credits: Tess Slesinger (screenplay), Frank Davis (screenplay) and Betty Smith (novel)

Starring: Dorothy McGuire (as Katie Nolan), Joan Blondell (as Aunt Sissy), James Dunn (as Johnny Nolan), Lloyd Nolan (as Officer McShane), James Gleason (as McGarrity) and Ted Donaldson (as Neeley Nolan)

 

 

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Awards:

WON. National Board of Review, USA 1945. Top Ten Films. 

WON. National Film Preservation Board, USA 2010.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1946. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. James Dunn

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1946. Best Writing, Screenplay. Tess Slesinger, Frank Davis

 

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