The Glass Menagerie (1950 film)

This article is about a film released in 1950. For other film versions, see The Glass Menagerie (film). For the Tennessee Williams play, see The Glass Menagerie.
The Glass Menagerie
Kirk Douglas and Jane Wyman in the film's trailer
Directed byIrving Rapper
Screenplay byPeter Berneis
Tennessee Williams
Based onThe Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams
Produced byCharles K. Feldman
Jerry Wald
StarringJane Wyman
Kirk Douglas
Gertrude Lawrence
Arthur Kennedy
CinematographyRobert Burks
Edited byDavid Weisbart
Music byMax Steiner
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 28, 1950 (1950-09-28)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS$1,357,000[1] or $1,179,500[2]
Box office$1.6 million[3]

The Glass Menagerie is a 1950 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper. The screenplay by Tennessee Williams and Peter Berneis is based on the 1944 Williams play of the same title. It was the first of his plays to be adapted for the screen.

  1. ^ The Glass Menagerie at Turner Classic Movies
  2. ^ "Inside stuff - Pictures". Variety. 13 September 1950. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.