A tree grows in Brooklyn, Twentieth Century-Fox ; screen play by Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis ; produced by Louis D. Lighton ; directed by Elia Kazan
Type
Label
A tree grows in Brooklyn, Twentieth Century-Fox ; screen play by Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis ; produced by Louis D. Lighton ; directed by Elia Kazan
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating : PG
Main title
A tree grows in Brooklyn
Oclc number
681907810
Responsibility statement
Twentieth Century-Fox ; screen play by Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis ; produced by Louis D. Lighton ; directed by Elia Kazan
Runtime
128
Summary
In pre-WWI Brooklyn, young Francie struggles to keep her idealism alive in the face of grinding poverty, her father's alcoholism, and the comedies and tragedies of ordinary life
Target audience
adolescent
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Betty Smith's A tree grows in Brooklyn
Classification
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- Slesinger, Tess, 1905-1945
- Donaldson, Ted, 1933-
- Nelson, Ruth, 1905-1992
- Kazan, Elia
- Blondell, Joan
- Sersen, Fred, 1890-1962
- Davis, Frank, 1897-1984
- Gleason, James, 1886-1959
- Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974
- Alexander, John, 1897-1982
- Lighton, Louis D., Louis Duryea, 1895-1963
- Spencer, Dorothy, 1909-2002
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
- Little, Thomas, 1886-1985
- Powell, Edward B
- Dunn, James, 1901-1967
- Garner, Peggy Ann
- Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970
- Cashin, Bonnie
- Nolan, Lloyd
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Smith, Betty, 1896-1972
- Wheeler, Lyle, 1905-1990
- Heman, Roger
- McGuire, Dorothy, 1918-2001
- Freericks, Bernard
- Pully, B. S., 1910-1972
Subject
- Immigrant families
- Drama
- Smith, Betty, 1896-1972
- Children of immigrants -- Drama
- New York (State) + New York
- Children of alcoholics -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Smith, Betty, 1896-1972 -- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
- Families -- Drama
- Immigrant families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Feature films
- New York (State) + New York + Brooklyn
- Fiction films
- Families
- Children of alcoholics
- Children of immigrants
- Alcoholics + Family relationships -- Drama
- Alcoholics + Family relationships
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- Contributor27
- Slesinger, Tess, 1905-1945
- Donaldson, Ted, 1933-
- Nelson, Ruth, 1905-1992
- Kazan, Elia
- Blondell, Joan
- Sersen, Fred, 1890-1962
- Davis, Frank, 1897-1984
- Gleason, James, 1886-1959
- Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974
- Alexander, John, 1897-1982
- Lighton, Louis D., Louis Duryea, 1895-1963
- Spencer, Dorothy, 1909-2002
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
- Little, Thomas, 1886-1985
- Powell, Edward B
- Dunn, James, 1901-1967
- Garner, Peggy Ann
- Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970
- Cashin, Bonnie
- Nolan, Lloyd
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Smith, Betty, 1896-1972
- Wheeler, Lyle, 1905-1990
- Heman, Roger
- McGuire, Dorothy, 1918-2001
- Freericks, Bernard
- Pully, B. S., 1910-1972
- Genre5
- Subject20
- Immigrant families
- Drama
- Smith, Betty, 1896-1972
- Children of immigrants -- Drama
- New York (State) + New York
- Children of alcoholics -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Smith, Betty, 1896-1972 -- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
- Families -- Drama
- Immigrant families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Feature films
- New York (State) + New York + Brooklyn
- Fiction films
- Families
- Children of alcoholics
- Children of immigrants
- Alcoholics + Family relationships -- Drama
- Alcoholics + Family relationships
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