Rent A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
3.9 of 5 from 75 ratings
1h 50min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Set among Brooklyn tenements circa 1912, 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' is a portrait of the Nolans, an Irish-American family living in financially challenging circumstances, often made worse by father Johnny's (James Dunn)'s drinking and employment problems. But matriarch Katie (Dorothy McGuire) keeps the family together during all of the obstacles, caring for son Neeley (Ted Donaldson) and daughter Francie (Peggy Ann Garner), as well as Katie's outspoken, oft-married sister Sissy (Joan Blondell). But just as Francie's gift for writing opens up new avenues, more tragic developments test the family's resolve.
- Actors:
- Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson, Peggy Ann Garner, Ruth Nelson, John Alexander, B.S. Pully, Robert J. Anderson, Jessie Arnold, John Berkes, Linda Bieber, Wyrley Birch, Ferike Boros, Al Bridge, Virginia Brissac, Lillian Bronson, Boots Brown
- Directors:
- Elia Kazan
- Producers:
- Louis D. Lighton
- Writers:
- Tess Slesinger, Frank Davis, Betty Smith, Anita Loos
- Studio:
- Simply Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Brando: A Centenary Celebration
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/07/2019
- Run Time:
- 129 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Feature-length commentary by Richard Schickel with Elia Kazan, Ted Donaldson, and Normal Lloyd The Making of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
- An Appreciation of Dorothy McGuire
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Hollywood Star Time: Original radio broadcast version of 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' from 1946, starring Peggy Ann Garner, James Dunn and Joseph Kearns
