- The book was adapted into a 1945 film directed by Elia Kazan, starring James Dunn, Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, and Peggy Ann Garner, who won a Special Academy Award for Outstanding Child Actress of 1945. James Dunn won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the film.
- William Meade Prince adapted the novel into a 1944 comic strip, distributed by King Features.[7]
- George Abbott collaborated with the book's author to produce and direct the story as a 1951 Broadway musical, with music by Arthur Schwartz and choreography by Herbert Ross. The show starred Shirley Booth, Marcia van Dyke, and 12-year-old Nomi Mitty (as Francie). It ran for 267 performances.
- A 1974 "made for television" movie adaptation, based on the film's screenplay, stars Cliff Robertson[8] and Pamelyn Ferdin.[9]
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