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Her older brother's wedding forces preteen tomboy Frankie to face her own immaturity.Her older brother's wedding forces preteen tomboy Frankie to face her own immaturity.Her older brother's wedding forces preteen tomboy Frankie to face her own immaturity.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Brandon De Wilde
- John Henry
- (as Brandon de Wilde)
Dickie Moore
- Soldier
- (as Dick Moore)
Leon Alton
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
- Minister
- (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
Jeanne Blackford
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
Ivan Browning
- Porter
- (uncredited)
Ann Carter
- Doris - Club Girl
- (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
- Man Who Gives Bride Away
- (uncredited)
Mary Emery
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJulie Harris was 27 when she played 12-year-old Frankie Addams.
- GoofsWhen Berenice talks about her former husbands, references are made to the thumb of one and the coat of another. These are not explained. In the novel there is an earlier speech that explains their significance. Since the movie was cut, the earlier speech was most likely deleted, leaving the latter references unexplained and puzzling.
- Quotes
Frances 'Frankie' Addams: We'll just walk up to people and know them right away. We'll be walking down a dark road, and see a lighted house and knock on the door, and strangers will rush to meet us and say, "Come in! Come in!" We'll know decorated aviators and New York people and movie stars. And we'll have thousands and thousands of friends. We'll belong to so many clubs that we can't even keep track of them all. We'll be members of the WHOLE WORLD!
- Alternate versionsAbout 20 minutes of footage featuring Ethel Walters were originally cut by the studio after the original premiere; the missing scenes were then reinstated in later reissues in the '70s.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Good Times: Florida, the Matchmaker (1974)
- SoundtracksHis Eye Is on the Sparrow
(uncredited)
Written by Charles Gabriel and Civilla Martin
Performed by Ethel Waters with Brandon De Wilde & Julie Harris
Featured review
Sentimental and powerful
Carson McCullers was one of the best writers the South has ever produced. The clarity and sensitivity of her prose is captured beautifully in this all-but-a-play film.
Ethel Waters, Brandon deWilde and Julie Harris repeat their triumphal Broadway performances.
As a Southern native, it is my informed opinion that Ms McCullers captures the complex and often misunderstood relationships of poor white folks and their even poorer black neighbors in the small town South before the advent of the American civil rights movement. United in poverty, religion and ignorance; they are divided by the institutions of racism and class.
The loneliness of childhood, the love that Bernice has for her young white charges together are explore in the backdrop of the rural South that Faulkner described as half myth and half mysticism.
Ethel Waters reveals her impressive dramatic skills near the end of a long career , Julie Harris displays a mastery of her craft at the beginning of her distinguished career, and Brandon deWilde steals every scene in which he appears.
Highly recommended.
Ethel Waters, Brandon deWilde and Julie Harris repeat their triumphal Broadway performances.
As a Southern native, it is my informed opinion that Ms McCullers captures the complex and often misunderstood relationships of poor white folks and their even poorer black neighbors in the small town South before the advent of the American civil rights movement. United in poverty, religion and ignorance; they are divided by the institutions of racism and class.
The loneliness of childhood, the love that Bernice has for her young white charges together are explore in the backdrop of the rural South that Faulkner described as half myth and half mysticism.
Ethel Waters reveals her impressive dramatic skills near the end of a long career , Julie Harris displays a mastery of her craft at the beginning of her distinguished career, and Brandon deWilde steals every scene in which he appears.
Highly recommended.
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- Sep 22, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Gost na svadbi
- Filming locations
- Colusa, California, USA(street scenes)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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