Tea and Sympathy
Concerns a sensitive boy who, because of his dislike of muscular pursuits, is labelled "sister boy" by his schoolmates, but ultimately finds his manhood through the kindness of his rugged housemaster's sympathetic wife.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Laura Reynolds Deborah Kerr
- Tom Robinson Lee John Kerr
- Bill Reynolds Leif Erickson
- Herb Lee Edward Andrews
- Al Thompson Darryl Hickman
- Ellie Martin Norma Crane
- Ollie Dean Jones
- Lilly Sears Jacqueline de Wit
- Ralph Tom Laughlin
- Steve Ralph Votrian
- Phil Steve Terrell
- Ted Kip King
- Henry Jimmie Hayes
- Roger Richard Tyler
- Vic Don Burnett
- [Mary Williams] Mary Ann Hokanson
- [Dick] Ron Kennedy
- [Pete] Peter Miller
- [young boy] Robert Santon
- [Pat] Bob Alexander
- [Earl] Michael Monroe
- [umpire] Byron Kane
- [Alex] Paul Bryar
- [boy] Harry Harvey Jr
- [boy] Bobby Ellis
- [burly man] Saul Gorss
- [burly man] Dale Van Sickle
- [new young boy] Norman Ollstad
- [headmaster at bonfire] Peter Leeds
- [boy in soda shop] Chuck Courtney
- [boy in soda shop] Jimmy Pickford
- [boy in soda shop] Ralph Reed
- [boy in soda shop] David Bair
- [boy in soda shop] Parker Eggleston
- [alumnus] Charles Webster
- [alumnus] Coulter Irwin
- [alumnus] Tom Mckee
- [alumnus] Rodney Bell
- [alumnus] Wilson Wood
- [alumnus wife] Eleanore Tanin
- [alumnus wife] Virginia Eiler
- [alumnus wife] Lucille Knoch
- [alumnus wife] Madge Meredith
- [Ferdie] Del Erickson
Credits
Direction
- Director Vincente Minnelli
- Assistant Director Joel Freeman
Production
- © Loew's Incorporated
- Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Producer Pandro S. Berman
Writing
- Screenplay/Based on the play by Robert Anderson
Photography
- Director of Photography John Alton
- Colour Consultant Charles K. Hagedon
Editing
- Film Editor Ferris Webster
Design
- Art Director William A. Horning
- Art Director Edward C. Carfagno
- Set Decorations Edwin B. Willis
- Set Decorations Keogh Gleason
Costumes
- Wardrobe for Miss Kerr by Helen Rose
Make-up
- Make-up William Tuttle
- Hair Styles Sydney Guilaroff
Music
- Music Adolph Deutsch
Sound
- Recording Supervisor Wesley C. Miller
Stunts
- [Singing Voice Double for John Kerr] Gene Merlino
