“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” “Bring On the Girls,” “Musiciens du Ciel” (Movie Reviews-3/1/45)

Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 3/1/45 | Bosley Crowther, T.M.P., A.W.

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Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” clips

“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” movie poster

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Netflix has “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” on DVD. This is a nice directorial debut for Elia Kazan, but I didn't like it quite as much as Bosley Crowther did.

“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” opening

[Tax-chick]

I’ve seen “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” a couple of times. I liked it quite a lot.

[Borges]

And this was before he found his cinematic voice. With stuff like ‘Streetcar’ etc...

[tired&retired]

Betty Smith was quite the woman. She lived here in Chapel Hill NC for much of her life. Her papers are here at UNC.

I recently heard a biography lecture about her by Valerie Yow that profiled Betty Smith’s entire life.

Betty’s favorite phrase when caught fabricating a lie when she was young...”Well, that’s the way it should have been!”

Betty Smith answered all the soldier’s letters. Valerie read all of them in writing her book.

[Gay State Conservative]

Bring On The Girls? I didn't know they made porn back then.

Sorry...couldn't help myself

[Larry Lucido]

“NUGENT” jumped off the page in the lower right of the movie listings and I thought “The Motor City Madman is older than I thought!”

[Larry Lucido]

And Saratoga Geyser made Al Kaline water when “Mr. Tiger” was only 11.

[Chuzzlewit]

Absolutely loved the movie. So much so I ran out and bought the novel and loved that.

[Borges]

Peggy Ann Garner would have turned 90 today.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

That means she was 12 or 13 when they released the movie. Interesting.

How did you happen to come across this 7-year-old post, if I may ask?

[Borges]

I saw that date and looked for a mention of her on here. Where else would I look? :)