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A tree grows in Brooklyn  Cover Image DVD DVD

A tree grows in Brooklyn / 20th Century Fox ; screen play by Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis ; produced by Louis D. Lighton ; directed by Elia Kazan.

Kazan, Elia. (Added Author). Lighton, Louis D. (Louis Duryea), 1895-1963 (Added Author). Slesinger, Tess, 1905-1945 (Added Author). Davis, Frank, 1897-1984 (Added Author). McGuire, Dorothy, 1918-2001 (Added Author). Dunn, James, 1901-1967 (Added Author). Garner, Peggy Ann. (Added Author). Blondell, Joan. (Added Author). Smith, Betty, 1896-1972 Tree grows in Brooklyn. (Added Author). Gillen, David M. Elia Kazan collection selected by Martin Scorsese. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Peggy Ann Garner, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson (Cast).

Summary:

Based on Betty Smith's novel, the film tells the story of a girl who strives for a better life, despite her family's poverty, which is caused in part by her father's alcoholism

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from the novel by Betty Smith
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945
Issued as part of a 16-title, 18-disc boxed set (Elia Kazan collection) with: A Letter to Elia (documentary); Boomerang!; Gentleman's agreement; Pinky; Panic in the streets; A Streetcar named Desire; Viva Zapata!; Man on a tightrope; On the waterfront; East of Eden; Baby doll; A face in the crowd, Wild river; Splendor in the grass; America, America. Hardcover book (100 p. : ill. ; 19 x 28 cm.) accompanying set entitled: The Elia Kazan collection selected by Martin Scorsese; written by David M. Gillen
Extras include: Commentary by film historian Richard Schickel, with Elia Kazan, Ted Donaldson, and Norman Lloyd; The making of A tree grows in Brooklyn; An appreciation of Dorothy McGuire; Movietonews: Betty Smith acknowledges artist renderings of the characters from her novel; Movietonews: Motion picture Academy Awards, Oscars for film achievements; sneak peek
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Dorothy Spencer ; music, Alfred Newman
Participant or Performer Note:
Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Peggy Ann Garner, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson
System Details Note:
DVD (NTSC); region 1; Dolby digital mono
Language Note:
In English, with optional subtitles in English (SDH), French or Spanish
Subject: Families > Drama.
Alcoholics > Family relationships > Drama.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
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508 . ‡aDirector of photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Dorothy Spencer ; music, Alfred Newman
500 . ‡aAdapted from the novel by Betty Smith
500 . ‡aOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1945
500 . ‡aIssued as part of a 16-title, 18-disc boxed set (Elia Kazan collection) with: A Letter to Elia (documentary); Boomerang!; Gentleman's agreement; Pinky; Panic in the streets; A Streetcar named Desire; Viva Zapata!; Man on a tightrope; On the waterfront; East of Eden; Baby doll; A face in the crowd, Wild river; Splendor in the grass; America, America. Hardcover book (100 p. : ill. ; 19 x 28 cm.) accompanying set entitled: The Elia Kazan collection selected by Martin Scorsese; written by David M. Gillen
500 . ‡aExtras include: Commentary by film historian Richard Schickel, with Elia Kazan, Ted Donaldson, and Norman Lloyd; The making of A tree grows in Brooklyn; An appreciation of Dorothy McGuire; Movietonews: Betty Smith acknowledges artist renderings of the characters from her novel; Movietonews: Motion picture Academy Awards, Oscars for film achievements; sneak peek
520 . ‡aBased on Betty Smith's novel, the film tells the story of a girl who strives for a better life, despite her family's poverty, which is caused in part by her father's alcoholism
546 . ‡aIn English, with optional subtitles in English (SDH), French or Spanish
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7001 . ‡aLighton, Louis D. ‡q(Louis Duryea), ‡d1895-1963. ‡0(ME)453287
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7001 . ‡aDavis, Frank, ‡d1897-1984. ‡0(ME)107639
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7001 . ‡aDunn, James, ‡d1901-1967. ‡0(ME)390751
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7001 . ‡aBlondell, Joan. ‡0(ME)441860
7001 . ‡aSmith, Betty, ‡d1896-1972. ‡tTree grows in Brooklyn. ‡0(ME)88726
70012. ‡aGillen, David M. ‡tElia Kazan collection selected by Martin Scorsese.
7102 . ‡aTwentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. ‡0(ME)393001
7102 . ‡aTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. ‡0(ME)13898
904 . ‡aMARCIVE 2017
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