Julie Harris, Ethel Waters, Brandon De Wilde, William Hansen, and Harry Bolden all reprised their roles from the original Broadway production.
The original Broadway production of "The Member of the Wedding," by Carson McCullers opened on January 5, 1950, at the Empire Theater in New York and ran for 501 performances.
This film features Julie Harris's only Oscar-nominated performance. On the other hand, she won 10 Tony nominations and has won five competitive Tony Awards plus a Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 2002.