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The Glass Menagerie

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NR,1hr 46min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Released:
January 1, 1950
Director:
Irving Rapper
Starring:
Jane Wyman, Kirk Douglas, Gertrude Lawrence  ...more
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 ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
The first film version of The Glass Menagerie was not well received upon its initial release, with considerable criticism directed toward stage superstar Gertrude Lawrence in the role of Amanda Wingfield. While it's true Lawrence is somewhat miscast, both her performance and the film itself are deserving of wider acclaim. Lawrence is not the ideal Amanda; her peculiar mannerisms, which were probably ... Full Review
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Jane Wyman
Laura Wingfield
Kirk Douglas
Gentleman Caller
Gertrude Lawrence
Amanda Wingfield
Arthur Kennedy
Tom Wingfield
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Rita Moreno: The multitalented Moreno, now 76, was born in Puerto Rico and came to the States as a...
Jessica Lange (right) stars in the London stage production of "The Glass Menagerie" alongside Amanda...
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