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  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
  • PG
    129 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
PG
129 min | Drama, Family, Romance

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
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Tess Slesinger (screen play) | Frank Davis (screen play) | Betty Smith (adapted from the novel by)
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Updated Feb 28, 1945

Release date
Mar 1945 (United States)

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90 cast members
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Dorothy McGuire
Katie Nolan Katie Nolan   See fewer
Peggy Ann Garner
Francie Nolan Francie Nolan   See fewer
Joan Blondell
Aunt Sissy Aunt Sissy   See fewer
James Dunn
Johnny Nolan Johnny Nolan   See fewer
Lloyd Nolan
Officer McShane Officer McShane   See fewer
James Gleason
McGarrity McGarrity   See fewer
Ted Donaldson
Neeley Nolan Neeley Nolan   See fewer
Ruth Nelson
Miss McDonough Miss McDonough   See fewer
John Alexander
Steve Edwards Steve Edwards   See fewer
B.S. Pully
Christmas Tree Vendor Christmas Tree Vendor   See fewer
Robert Anderson
Augie (uncredited) Augie (uncredited)   See fewer
Jessie Arnold
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
John Berkes
Mr. Creckenbox (uncredited) Mr. Creckenbox (uncredited)   See fewer
Linda Bieber
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Wyrley Birch
Old man on second floor landing (uncredited) Old man on second floor landing (uncredited)   See fewer
Ferike Boros
Grandma Rommely (uncredited) Grandma Rommely (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Bridge
Cheap Charlie (uncredited) Cheap Charlie (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Brissac
Miss Tilford (uncredited) Miss Tilford (uncredited)   See fewer
Lillian Bronson
Librarian (uncredited) Librarian (uncredited)   See fewer
Sally Ann Brown
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Sheila Brown
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Brown
Schoolboy (uncredited) Schoolboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Burns
Library Patron (uncredited) Library Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
George M. Carleton
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Carr
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James B. Carson
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Alec Craig
Werner (uncredited) Werner (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Cusanelli
The Barber (uncredited) The Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Mrs. Waters (uncredited) Mrs. Waters (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Denny
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Joy Duguay
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Eben
Union Man (uncredited) Union Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Fernanda Eliscu
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Edythe Elliott
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Ferrero
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Elvin Field
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Norman Field
Principal (uncredited) Principal (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Fowler
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Paul Graeff
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Vincent Graeff
Henny Gaddis (uncredited) Henny Gaddis (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph J. Greene
Hassler (uncredited) Hassler (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Gump
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Edith Hallor
Christmas Tree Customer (uncredited) Christmas Tree Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethyl May Halls
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Charles Halton
Mr. Barker (uncredited) Mr. Barker (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Lou Harrington
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Harvey Jr.
Herschel Knutson (uncredited) Herschel Knutson (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Hilton
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Janice Hood
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Teddy Infuhr
Boy in Soda Fountain (uncredited) Boy in Soda Fountain (uncredited)   See fewer
Edna Jackson
Tynmore Sister (uncredited) Tynmore Sister (uncredited)   See fewer
Mickey Kuhn
Boy at Christmas Tree Throw (uncredited) Boy at Christmas Tree Throw (uncredited)   See fewer
Eva Lee Kuney
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacqueline Larkin
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Lawrence
Bakery Clerk (uncredited) Bakery Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Susan Lester
Flossie Gaddis (uncredited) Flossie Gaddis (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Farrell MacDonald
Carney The Junkman (uncredited) Carney The Junkman (uncredited)   See fewer
Gerald Mackey
Raider (uncredited) Raider (uncredited)   See fewer
Douglas Madore
School Student (uncredited) School Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Malcolm
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Marsh
Undetermined (uncredited) Undetermined (uncredited)   See fewer
Mae Marsh
Tynmore Sister (uncredited) Tynmore Sister (uncredited)   See fewer
Patricia McFadden
Sheila (uncredited) Sheila (uncredited)   See fewer
Mickey McGuire
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George Meader
Principal (uncredited) Principal (uncredited)   See fewer
George Melford
Mr. Spencer (uncredited) Mr. Spencer (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Milasch
Citizen (uncredited) Citizen (uncredited)   See fewer
Sue Moore
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronnie Pattison
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis Pierlot
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Constance Purdy
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Gordon Rader
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Nicholas Ray
Bakery Clerk (uncredited) Bakery Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Rickaby
Undetermined (uncredited) Undetermined (uncredited)   See fewer
Walt Robbins
Junkman (uncredited) Junkman (uncredited)   See fewer
Nancy June Robinson
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Erskine Sanford
Undertaker (uncredited) Undertaker (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Santoro
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Seymour
Floorwalker at 5 & 10 Cent Store (uncredited) Floorwalker at 5 & 10 Cent Store (uncredited)   See fewer
Danny Shaw
Raider (uncredited) Raider (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Smith
Charley (uncredited) Charley (uncredited)   See fewer
William Smith
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Strange
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Tait
Street Singer (uncredited) Street Singer (uncredited)   See fewer
Gloria Talbott
Teen-Age Girl in Classroom (uncredited) Teen-Age Girl in Classroom (uncredited)   See fewer
Dink Trout
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Joyce Tucker
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Weigel
Candy Store Proprietor (uncredited) Candy Store Proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
Martha Wentworth
Sheila's Mother (uncredited) Sheila's Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Cecil Weston
Undetermined (uncredited) Undetermined (uncredited)   See fewer
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