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It Grows on Trees

- 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.

Release Date : 1952-09-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Irene Dunne

Character Name : Polly Baxter

Original Name : Irene Dunne

Gender : Female

Dean Jagger

Character Name : Phil Baxter

Original Name : Dean Jagger

Gender : Male

Joan Evans

Character Name : Diane Baxter

Original Name : Joan Evans

Gender : Female

Richard Crenna

Character Name : Ralph Bowen

Original Name : Richard Crenna

Gender : Male

Edith Meiser

Character Name : Mrs. Pryor

Original Name : Edith Meiser

Gender : Female

Les Tremayne

Character Name : Finlay Murchison

Original Name : Les Tremayne

Gender : Male

Malcolm Lee Beggs

Character Name : Henry Carrollman

Original Name : Malcolm Lee Beggs

Gender : Male

Frank Ferguson

Character Name : John Letherby

Original Name : Frank Ferguson

Gender : Male

Bob Sweeney

Character Name : McGuire

Original Name : Bob Sweeney

Gender : Male

Dee Pollock

Character Name : Flip Baxter

Original Name : Dee Pollock

Gender : Male

Forrest Lewis

Character Name : Dr.Burrows

Original Name : Forrest Lewis

Gender : Male

Sandy Descher

Character Name : Midge Baxter

Original Name : Sandy Descher

Gender : Female

Thurston Hall

Character Name : Mr. Sleamish (uncredited)

Original Name : Thurston Hall

Gender : Male

Jimmie Dodd

Character Name : Treeburger Vendor

Original Name : Jimmie Dodd

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2022-09-11

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.