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The Glass Menagerie
1950 Jump to Synopsis and Details
 
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Description

This first movie version of the Tennessee Williams play about a faded, aging Southern belle, her shy, crippled daughter and her "selfish dreamer" of a son more or less sticks to the original story, except for a compromise ending which strives to be more upbeat. -- Eugene Kim

Synopsis

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

Cast

Jane Wyman as Laura Wingfield

Kirk Douglas as Jim O'Connor

Gertrude Lawrence as Amanda Wingfield

Arthur Kennedy as Tom Wingfield

Ralph Sanford as Mendoza

Ann Tyrrell as Clerk

John Compton as Man

Gertrude Graner as Instructor

Chris Alcaide as Eddie

Perdita Chandler as A Girl

Sarah Edwards as Mrs. Miller

James Horne Jr. as A Caller

Louise Lorimer as Miss Porter

Sean McClory as Richard

Marshall Romer as A Caller

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Directed by
Irving Rapper

Writing credits
Tennessee Williams play and screenplay
Peter Berneis screenplay

Produced by
Charles K. Feldman - producer
Jerry Wald - producer

Original Music by
Max Steiner

Cinematography by
Robert Burks

Film Editing by
David Weisbart

Art Direction by
Robert M. Haas

Set Decoration by
William Wallace

Costume Design by
Milo Anderson

Makeup Department
Perc Westmore - makeup artist
Edwin Allen - makeup artist
Betty Delmont - hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Don Alvarado - assistant director

Sound Department
Oliver S. Garretson - sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Albin - still photographer
Harold Noyes - grip
Charles O'Bannon - gaffer
William Schurr - camera operator

Editorial Department
David C. Gardner - montage

Music Department
Murray Cutter - orchestrator

Other crew
Rita Michaels - script supervisor


 
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