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It Grows on Trees

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7.7/10 • 5

1952-09-021h 24m

ComedyRomance

The wonderful story of a wish come true!

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.

Directors
Arthur Lubin
Editors
Milton Carruth

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  1. Irene Dunne

    Irene Dunne

    Polly Baxter

  2. Dean Jagger

    Dean Jagger

    Phil Baxter

  3. Joan Evans

    Joan Evans

    Diane Baxter

  4. Richard Crenna

    Richard Crenna

    Ralph Bowen

  5. Edith Meiser

    Edith Meiser

    Mrs. Pryor

  6. Les Tremayne

    Les Tremayne

    Finlay Murchison

  7. Malcolm Lee Beggs

    Malcolm Lee Beggs

    Henry Carrollman

  8. Frank Ferguson

    Frank Ferguson

    John Letherby

  9. Bob Sweeney

    Bob Sweeney

    McGuire

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CinemaSerf

Sep 11, 2022

7/10

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 objections 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.

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    Original Language
    English
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