It Grows on Trees
The wonderful story of a wish come true!
1952 | 84m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Arthur Lubin |
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| Writer: | Barney Slater, Leonard Praskins |
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| The Baxters are a typical happy American family trying to live on too little money. Mrs. Polly Baxter acquires two mysterious trees that got into a nursery shipment by mistake. They turn out to be money trees. After initial problems, Polly decides to spend the money. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 02, 1952 |
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| Director: | Arthur Lubin |
| Writer: | Barney Slater, Leonard Praskins |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
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| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Irene Dunne | Polly Baxter |
| Dean Jagger | Phil Baxter |
| Joan Evans | Diane Baxter |
| Richard Crenna | Ralph Bowen |
| Edith Meiser | Mrs. Pryor |
| Les Tremayne | Finlay Murchison |
| Malcolm Lee Beggs | Henry Carrollman |
| Frank Ferguson | John Letherby |
| Bob Sweeney | McGuire |
| Dee Pollock | Flip Baxter |
| Forrest Lewis | Dr.Burrows |
| Sandy Descher | Midge Baxter |
| Thurston Hall | Mr. Sleamish |
| Jimmie Dodd | Treeburger Vendor |
| Name | Job |
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| Arthur Lubin | Director |
| Barney Slater | Original Story |
| Leonard Praskins | Original Story |
| Jack Gertsman | Unit Production Manager |
| Milton Carruth | Editor |
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Trending Position
Irene Dunne is "Polly", happily married to "Philip" (Dean Jagger) with two children. They are pretty skint, until - that is - she finds her husband wiping his razor with a new five dollar bill. That is just the start of a series of windfalls that she is determined to capitalise upon, despite the obj ... ections of her inherently honest husband. Once we've established the source of the cash, she goes on a spending spree - but then things take an unexpected turn causing her - and her family - quite a bit of distress. Dunne is on good form here and Jagger is also quite entertaining; the writing is not great - it gets a touch frenetic at times, but there is an underlying message about greed that is gently, but potently imparted by director Arthur Lubin. I rather enjoyed the ending - thanks to an enthusiastic journalist, a dedicated botanist and a few pokes at some incompetent government officialdom! It's a short-ish feature, a little bit silly, but I found it quite enjoyable to watch.