The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Tomboy, Frances 'Frankie' Addams, dreams of running away with her brother and new fiancée away from the Deep South.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Fred ZinnemannDirector
- Edna AnhaltScreenplay
- Edward AnhaltScreenplay
- Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ethel WatersBerenice Sadie Brown
- Julie HarrisFrances 'Frankie' Addams
- Brandon De WildeJohn Henry
- Arthur FranzJarvis Addams
- Nancy GatesJanice
- William HansenMr. Addams
- James EdwardsHoney Camden Brown
- Harry BoldenT.T. Williams
- Dickie MooreSoldier
- Hugh BeaumontMinister (uncredited)
- Gail BonneyTownswoman (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booksingle parentrunawayweddingmaidtomboyrunning away