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25/12/1952 Drama 1h 33m
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She became a woman in the middle of a kiss!

Overview

Tomboy, Frances 'Frankie' Addams, dreams of running away with her brother and new fiancée away from the Deep South.

  1. Fred Zinnemann

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ethel Waters

    Berenice Sadie Brown

  2. Julie Harris

    Frances 'Frankie' Addams

  3. Brandon De Wilde

    John Henry

  4. Arthur Franz

    Jarvis Addams

  5. Nancy Gates

    Janice

  6. William Hansen

    Mr. Addams

  7. James Edwards

    Honey Camden Brown

  8. Harry Bolden

    T.T. Williams

  9. Dickie Moore

    Soldier

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-11-24
"Frankie" (Julie Harris) leads a rather unorthodox life for a twelve year old. As epitomised by their refusal to let her join their club, she is shunned by her more traditional neighbours' children aside from the younger "John-Henry" (Brandon De Wilde). She is largely left to her own devices by her loving but busy dad and it usually falls to their maid "Bernice" (Ethel Waters) to run the house. The fragile peace of the household is a bit shattered when her soldier brother "Jarvie" (Arthur Franz) announces his impending marriage. Somehow, "Frankie" gets it into her head that this could be her o...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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