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 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 (Gertrude Lawrence), a faded Southern belle who lives in the past, and with his crippled older sister Laura (Jane Wyman), an intensely shy woman who escapes from reality by keeping a "glass menagerie" of small animal figures. Laura is brought out of her shell by the Gentleman Caller (Kirk Douglas), a coworker of Tom's who relies on bravado and charm to get through life. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irving Rapper
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 28, 1950 Wide
Critic Reviews
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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.
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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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Cast
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Jane Wyman
as Laura Wingfield
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Kirk Douglas
as Gentleman Caller
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Gertrude Lawrence
as Amanda Wingfield
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Arthur Kennedy
as Tom Wingfield
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Ralph Sanford
as Mendoza
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Ann Tyrrell
as Clerk
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John Compton
as Young Man
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Gertrude Graner
as Woman Instructor
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Chris Alcaide
as Eddie
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Perdita Chandler
as A Girl
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Sarah Edwards
as Mrs. Miller
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James Horn
as Caller
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Louise Lorimer
as Miss Porter
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Sean McClory
as Richard
