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Toys in the Attic ()

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Julian Berniers and his bride Lily leave Chicago to visit his two spinster sisters, Carrie and Anna, in New Orleans but Lily's jealousy combined with Carrie's possessiveness of Julian threaten to destroy the whole family.
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Julian Berniers / husband
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Carrie Berniers / Julian's sister
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Lily Berniers / wife
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Anna Berniers / Julian's sister
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Albertine Prine / Lily's mpther
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Henry Simpson
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Cyrus Warkins
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
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John Barton ...
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Hood (uncredited)
Craig Duncan ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Man at Bar (uncredited)
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Hood (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Warkins' Secretary (uncredited)
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Gus (uncredited)
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Charlotte Warkins (uncredited)
Charles Perry ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Murray Pollack ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Refrigerator Delivery Man (uncredited)
Tony Regan ...
Observer at Scene (uncredited)
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Observer at Scene (uncredited)
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Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Maxie Thrower ...
Waiter (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Roy Hill

Written by

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Lillian Hellman ... (based upon the stage play)
 
James Poe ... (screenplay)

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Dean Martin ... executive producer (uncredited)
Walter Mirisch ... producer

Music by

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George Duning

Cinematography by

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Joseph F. Biroc

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Stuart Gilmore

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Marshall M. Borden ... assistant editor

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Cary Odell

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Victor A. Gangelin ... (as Victor Gangelin)

Costume Design by

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Bill Thomas

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Loren Cosand ... makeup artist
Frank Prehoda ... makeup artist
Mary Westmoreland ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Allen K. Wood ... production manager

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Emmett Emerson ... assistant director

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Ross C. Burke ... property

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Gilbert D. Marchant ... sound effects editor

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Angela Alexander ... wardrobe
Dick James ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Richard Carruth ... music editor
Michael Andersen ... music copyist (uncredited)
Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Pete Candoli ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
George Duning ... conductor (uncredited)
Arthur L. Frantz ... musician-french horn (uncredited)
Mitchell Lurie ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Ted Nash ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Dave Pell ... musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)

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Dixie McCoy ... script supervisor

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Kermit Bloomgarden ... produced on the Broadway stage by
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Plot Summary

Newlyweds Julian and Lily Berniers have been in Chicago on business before returning to their hometown, New Orleans, where they'll meet with Julian's older spinster sisters Anna and Carrie, who still live in the longtime unpaid-for family home and have always kept their little brother Julian afloat during his wheelings and dealings. Julian has largely kept Lily in the dark about his activities, including the mysterious meetings he has had in New Orleans in the week prior to meeting up with Anna and Carrie. Despite losing the factory in Chicago, Julian comes bearing expensive gifts for his sisters, including paying off the house and sending them on a trip to Europe, something they've long wished to do. This money makes Lily think that her wealthy mother, Albertine Prine, might have paid Julian to marry her to get rid of her. Things change for the women in Julian's life when they learn that he's been meeting Charlotte Warkins, whom he dated 10 years ago. Lily suspects that Julian and married Charlotte are having an affair, but Carrie actually knows the truth, though through secondhand means. In her obsessive, more-than-a-sibling love for Julian, Carrie decides to take matters into her own hands to have Julian all to herself. Written by Huggo

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Taglines Toys in the Attic Plays With Fire! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le Tumulte (France)
  • Puppen unterm Dach (Germany)
  • Cariño amargo (Spain)
  • Joguines a les golfes (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Juguetes en el ático (Spain)
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  • 90 min
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Budget $2,100,000 (estimated)

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Trivia It was widely felt in 1963 that Dean Martin had been cast purely for box-office reasons, and some critics were condescending about his performance. However, the two very eminent stage actresses who played his sisters, Geraldine Page and Wendy Hiller, both let it be known that they had been most impressed with both his work and his professionalism. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963). See more »
Quotes Anna Berniers: How is the shoe factory?
Julian Berniers: What shoe factory?
Anna Berniers: The shoe factory that you bought in Chicago.
Julian Berniers: Oh, that shoe factory. It's gone.
Anna Berniers: Don't be flip with me, Julian.
Carrie Berniers: He's not. He's just trying to explain.
Julian Berniers: No, I'm not. I'm trying to explain anything. I was being flip. I forget. You worry about the money I lose.
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