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Tea and Sympathy poster

Tea and Sympathy

"Where does a woman's sympathy leave off -- and her indiscretion begin?"

70
Audience
1956 · 2h 2m
Drama
Starring Deborah Kerr · John Kerr · Leif Erickson
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About

A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife.

Theatrical
Sep 27, 1956
Box Office
$3.4M
Budget
$1.7M
Return
2.0x
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Writer
Robert Anderson
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Music
Adolph Deutsch
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
based on play or musical school high school student older woman younger man relationship lgbt preparatory school boys' school sister boy gay theme
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Cast

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D
Deborah Kerr
Laura Reynolds
J
John Kerr
Tom Robinson Lee
L
Leif Erickson
Bill Reynolds
E
Edward Andrews
Herb Lee
D
Darryl Hickman
Al
N
Norma Crane
Ellie Martin
D
Dean Jones
Ollie
J
Jacqueline deWit
Lilly Sears
M
Mary Alan Hokanson
Mary Williams
K
Kip King
Ted
T
Tom Laughlin
Ralph
R
Ralph Votrian
Steve
S
Steven Terrell
Phil
J
Jimmy Hayes
Henry
R
Richard Tyler
Roger
D
Don Burnett
Vic
P
Paul Bryar
Alex
D
Del Erickson
Freddie
R
Ron Gans
Dick
P
Peter Miller
Pete

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