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Title: Best Child Performance Ever
Review: There were a lot of child stars and Margaret O'Brien's Tootie inMEET IN ST. LOUIS is right up there but for acting I think theprize has to go to Peggy Ann Garner in A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN.The movie is seen through her eyes and she is wonderful throughoutit. We see her going to the library, reading all the books there. We see her hoping with her father that a big impressario will discover him and take them out of their poverty. We see her dreams shattered when she realizes she might have to leave school.Garner is not the only gem in this movie. A beautiful performance by Dorothy McGuire complements Garner's. James Dunn won an Oscar for his finely etched performance as Johnny Nolan whose dreams nearly destroy his family. There are also fine performances by Joan Blondell and Lloyd Nolan. The lasserdisc was well produced and I am sure the dvd will be even better. I am delighted that it will be made available
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