The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie (1950)

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Adapted from the play by Tennessee Williams, Glass Menagerie centers around four unhappy people living in a rundown section of St. Louis. Tom, the story's narrator (Arthur Kennedy) is a poetic idealist trapped in a dead-end job, drowning his sorrows in booze. Tom lives with his mother Amanda… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Sep 28, 1950 Wide

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  • Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks

    The Glass Menagerie has a lot going for it, even if director Irving Rapper (Now, Voyager) misses several opportunities to take the characters deeper.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    The first film to be made out of Tennessee Williams play is one oe the weakest; it's still theater and Gertrude Lawrence is miscast in the lead.

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