

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Each heart-warming character comes alive on the screen!
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.
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- Language
- English
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- tree
- irish-american
- alcoholism
- poverty
- black and white
- tenement
- family
- brooklyn, new york city
- nostalgic
- 1910s
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG28 Feb 1945
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU8 Apr 1945
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical23 Apr 1948
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was released on 28 February 1945.
Audience reviews
2- B10/10
barrymost
9/4/2019
This is the charming adaption of Betty Smith's acclaimed novel. It's both heartwarming and heartbreaking. The acting is riveting all the way around, and this is one of those rare times when everyone is perfectly cast. But particularly Peggy Ann Garner and James Dunn, both of whose careers, interestingly and unfortunately enough, were failing within the next decade. They act marvelously well together, as the brigh…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
3/2/2025
At the turn of the 20th century, the Nolan family eek out a living in New York. Mum “Katie” (Dorothy Maguire) is trying to raise impressionable daughter “Francie” (Peggy Ann Garner) and son “Neeley” (Ted Donaldson) whilst their well meaning but dipso entertainer of a father (James Dunn) struggles to make a living then hits the bottle when he does or doesn’t find work. The there’s the lively aunt “Sissy” (Joan Blondel…
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