The Glass Menagerie

Sep 28, 1950

1h 47m

★ 5.6

Her first Gentleman caller...!

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Charles K. Feldman Group

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Cast

Laura Wingfield

Jane Wyman

Jim O'Connor

Kirk Douglas

Amanda Wingfield

Gertrude Lawrence

Tom Wingfield

Arthur Kennedy

Mendoza

Ralph Sanford

Clerk

Ann Tyrrell

Young Man

John Compton

Instructor

Gertrude Graner

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6.2

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6.4

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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.

7.3

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