In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
Elenco: Dorothy McGuire , Joan Blondell , James Dunn , Lloyd Nolan , James Gleason , Ted Donaldson , Peggy Ann Garner , Ruth Nelson , John Alexander , B.S. Pully , Ferike Boros , Virginia Brissac , Lillian Bronson , Adeline De Walt Reynolds , Charles Halton , Harry Harvey Jr. , J. Farrell MacDonald , Mae Marsh , Nicholas Ray , Erskine Sanford , Gloria Talbott , Robert J. Anderson , Jessie Arnold , John Berkes , Linda Bieber , Wyrley Birch , Al Bridge , Boots Brown , Sally Ann Brown , Sheila Brown , Bobby Burns , George M. Carleton , Jack Carr , James B. Carson , Alec Craig , Peter Cusanelli , Harry Denny , Joy Duguay , Al Eben , Fernanda Eliscu , Edythe Elliott , Robert Ferrero , Elvin Field , Norman Field , Jean Fowler , Paul Graeff , Vincent Graeff , Joseph J. Greene , Irving Gump , Edith Hallor , Ethyl May Halls , Mary Lou Harrington , Paul Hilton , Janice Hood , Teddy Infuhr , Edna Jackson , Mickey Kuhn , Eva Lee Kuney , Jacqueline Larkin , Jack Lawrence , Susan Lester , Gerald Mackey , Robert Malcolm , Charles Marsh , Patricia McFadden , Mickey McGuire , George Meader , George Melford , Robert Milasch , Sue Moore , Ronnie Pattison , Francis Pierlot , Constance Purdy , Gordon Rader , Ruth Rickaby , Walt Robbins , Nancy June Robinson , Tony Santoro , Harry Seymour , Danny Shaw , Art Smith , William Smith , Robert Strange , Robert Tait , Dink Trout , Joyce Tucker , Paul Weigel , Martha Wentworth , Cecil Weston .