Movie: The Glass Menagerie

Top 8 Billed Cast

Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman

Laura Wingfield

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas

Jim O'Connor

Gertrude Lawrence
Gertrude Lawrence

Amanda Wingfield

Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy

Tom Wingfield

Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford

Mendoza

Ann Tyrrell
Ann Tyrrell

Clerk

John Compton
John Compton

Young Man

Gertrude Graner
Gertrude Graner

Instructor

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  • Overview

    An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of what life should be.

  • Release Date

    1950-09-28

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
  • Tagline

    Her first Gentleman caller...!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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