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'''''It Grows on Trees''''' is a 1952 [[fantasy film|fantasy]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Arthur Lubin]] starring [[Irene Dunne]] in her final screen role. |
'''''It Grows on Trees''''' is a 1952 [[fantasy film|fantasy]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Arthur Lubin]] starring [[Irene Dunne]] in her final screen role.<ref>IT GROWS ON TREES |
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Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 19, Iss. 216, (Jan 1, 1952): 143. </ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Joan Evans (actress)|Joan Evans]] |
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Other cast members include: |
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*[[Richard Crenna]] |
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*[[Edith Meiser]] |
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*[[Les Tremayne]] |
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*Forrest Lewis |
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*[[Frank Ferguson]] |
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*[[Bob Sweeney (TV director and producer)|Bob Sweeney]] |
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*[[Malcolm Lee Beggs]] |
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*Dee Pollock. |
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==Production== |
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The film was announced in November 1951 with Dunne and Lubin attached. It was to start filming after Lubin finished ''[[Francis Goes to West Point]]''.<ref>Drama: Bernard Brothers to Star With Simone Simon; Tony Moreno Set for 'Untamed' |
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Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 20 Nov 1951: B9.</ref> Dunne wanted Dean Jagger as co star after seeing him in ''[[My Son John]]''.<ref>HEDDA HOPPER: 'Rogue's March' Will Claim Peter Lawford |
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Los Angeles Times1 Apr 1952: 16. </ref> |
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Joan Evans was borrowed from Sam Goldwyn, who had borrowed Peggy Dow from Universal for ''I Want You'' the previous year.<ref>WILLIAMS WRITING NEW MOVIE SCRIPT New York Times 2 Feb 1952: 10. </ref> |
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[[Joan Evans (actress)|Joan Evans]], [[Richard Crenna]], [[Edith Meiser]], [[Les Tremayne]], Forrest Lewis, [[Frank Ferguson]], [[Bob Sweeney (TV director and producer)|Bob Sweeney]], [[Malcolm Lee Beggs]], and Dee Pollock. |
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The filmmakers had to negotiate with the Treasury department who had strict rules on the creation of fake money. They agreed to money being created but had several conditions which needed to be complied with, such as not showing the money in close up and sticking back together any money that had been cut up.<ref>HOLLYWOOD DOSSIER: Hughes-Granger Suit Leads to an Income Tax Probe -- Big 'Robe' -- Addenda |
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By THOMAS M. PRYORHOLLYWOOD. New York Times ]29 June 1952: X3. </ref> |
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Lubin said his main job as a director was to "watch the tempo" and make sure the actors looked as though they "believed every word they're saying."<ref>Farce-Fantasies on Horizon: Hollywood Letter |
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By Richard Dyer MacCann. The Christian Science Monitor20 May 1952: 10. </ref> |
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Lubin said that Dunne was "a doll" and "that whole picture was charming. It was made during the 1952 election and there was a lot of politics in the story about money growing on trees. I think the front office sort of ruined the comedy in it. There again, theatre owners were making decisions rather than producers."<ref>{{cite book|page=184|title=Just making movies|first=Ronald L.|last= Davis |year=2005|publisher=University Press of Mississippi }}</ref> |
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Lubin bought the screen rights to ''The Wisdom of the Serpent'' by Adela Rogers St John hoping to film it with Dunne but it was never made.<ref>LUBIN WILL DO FILM OF ST. JOHNS STORY: Director Buys Screen Rights to 'Wisdom of the Serpent' -Irene Dunne to Star New York Times 18 Oct 1952: 16. </ref> |
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==Radio adaptation== |
==Radio adaptation== |
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''It Grows on Trees'' was presented on ''Radio Theater'' November 16, 1953. The one-hour adaptation starred [[Ginger Rogers]] and [[Marcia Henderson]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Walter|title=Better Radio Programs for the Week|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2765499/the_decatur_daily_review/|agency=The Decatur Daily Review|date=November 15, 1953|page=50|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = July 7, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
''It Grows on Trees'' was presented on ''Radio Theater'' November 16, 1953. The one-hour adaptation starred [[Ginger Rogers]] and [[Marcia Henderson]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Walter|title=Better Radio Programs for the Week|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2765499/the_decatur_daily_review/|agency=The Decatur Daily Review|date=November 15, 1953|page=50|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = July 7, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{IMDb title|0044758|It Grows on Trees}} |
* {{IMDb title|0044758|It Grows on Trees}} |
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*[https://letterboxd.com/film/it-grows-on-trees/ Its Grows on Trees] at Letterbox DVD |
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*[https://archive.org/details/variety188-1952-11/page/n5 Review of film] at Variety |
*[https://archive.org/details/variety188-1952-11/page/n5 Review of film] at Variety |
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Revision as of 03:18, 11 August 2019
| It Grows on Trees | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Written by | Leonard Praskins Barney Slater |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Starring | Irene Dunne Dean Jagger |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It Grows on Trees is a 1952 fantasy comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Irene Dunne in her final screen role.[1]
Plot
The story is about a couple who discover two trees in their backyard that grow money. One morning a few days after Polly Baxter (Dunne) purchased a couple of trees and planted them in her backyard, a $5 bill floats in through an open window, spurring a curious turn of luck to her family's ongoing financial concerns.
As she continues to collect more in the following days and weeks, Polly finds that the money is actually growing on the new trees that she planted and keeps that discovery from her husband Philip (Dean Jagger). Polly finds ways to use the money, while her husband wants it to be turned in to the police.
The neighbors, the media, the bank, the I.R.S., and the U.S. Treasury all get involved. Comedy ensues as the Baxters struggle with newfound ethical dilemmas; e.g., is this money legal or counterfeit, and what happens when the money dries up like an old leaf? All the time, however, Polly maintains that the world is full of wonder, if only people would believe.
Cast
- Joan Evans
- Richard Crenna
- Edith Meiser
- Les Tremayne
- Forrest Lewis
- Frank Ferguson
- Bob Sweeney
- Malcolm Lee Beggs
- Dee Pollock.
Production
The film was announced in November 1951 with Dunne and Lubin attached. It was to start filming after Lubin finished Francis Goes to West Point.[2] Dunne wanted Dean Jagger as co star after seeing him in My Son John.[3]
Joan Evans was borrowed from Sam Goldwyn, who had borrowed Peggy Dow from Universal for I Want You the previous year.[4]
The filmmakers had to negotiate with the Treasury department who had strict rules on the creation of fake money. They agreed to money being created but had several conditions which needed to be complied with, such as not showing the money in close up and sticking back together any money that had been cut up.[5]
Lubin said his main job as a director was to "watch the tempo" and make sure the actors looked as though they "believed every word they're saying."[6]
Lubin said that Dunne was "a doll" and "that whole picture was charming. It was made during the 1952 election and there was a lot of politics in the story about money growing on trees. I think the front office sort of ruined the comedy in it. There again, theatre owners were making decisions rather than producers."[7]
Lubin bought the screen rights to The Wisdom of the Serpent by Adela Rogers St John hoping to film it with Dunne but it was never made.[8]
Radio adaptation
It Grows on Trees was presented on Radio Theater November 16, 1953. The one-hour adaptation starred Ginger Rogers and Marcia Henderson.[9]
References
- ^ IT GROWS ON TREES Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 19, Iss. 216, (Jan 1, 1952): 143.
- ^ Drama: Bernard Brothers to Star With Simone Simon; Tony Moreno Set for 'Untamed' Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 20 Nov 1951: B9.
- ^ HEDDA HOPPER: 'Rogue's March' Will Claim Peter Lawford Los Angeles Times1 Apr 1952: 16.
- ^ WILLIAMS WRITING NEW MOVIE SCRIPT New York Times 2 Feb 1952: 10.
- ^ HOLLYWOOD DOSSIER: Hughes-Granger Suit Leads to an Income Tax Probe -- Big 'Robe' -- Addenda By THOMAS M. PRYORHOLLYWOOD. New York Times ]29 June 1952: X3.
- ^ Farce-Fantasies on Horizon: Hollywood Letter By Richard Dyer MacCann. The Christian Science Monitor20 May 1952: 10.
- ^ Davis, Ronald L. (2005). Just making movies. University Press of Mississippi. p. 184.
- ^ LUBIN WILL DO FILM OF ST. JOHNS STORY: Director Buys Screen Rights to 'Wisdom of the Serpent' -Irene Dunne to Star New York Times 18 Oct 1952: 16.
- ^ Kirby, Walter (November 15, 1953). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 50. Retrieved July 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- It Grows on Trees at IMDb
- Its Grows on Trees at Letterbox DVD
- Review of film at Variety
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