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The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Four Academy Award predictions! Jane Wyman, Kirk Douglas, Gertrude Lawrence, Arthur Kennedy

Genres

Drama

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An aging Southern Belle makes life horrible for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her dreams of what life should be.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

28 September 1950

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Laura Wingfield

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Jim O'Connor

Gertrude Lawrence

Gertrude Lawrence

Amanda Wingfield

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Tom Wingfield

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Mendoza

Ann Tyrrell

Ann Tyrrell

Clerk

John Compton

John Compton

Young Man

Gertrude Graner

Gertrude Graner

Instructor

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