<P> After an argument, Brick lets it slip that Big Daddy will die from cancer and that this birthday will be his last . Shaken, Big Daddy retreats to the basement . Meanwhile, Gooper, who is a lawyer, and his wife argue with Big Mama about the family's cotton business and Big Daddy's will . Brick descends into the basement, a labyrinth of antiques and family possessions hidden away . He and Big Daddy confront each other before a large cut - out of Brick in his glory days as an athlete, and ultimately reach a reconciliation of sorts . </P> <P> The rest of the family begins to crumble under pressure, with Big Mama stepping up as a strong figure . Maggie says that she'd like to give Big Daddy her birthday present: the announcement of her being pregnant . After the jealous Mae calls Maggie a liar, Big Daddy and Brick defend her, even though Brick knows the statement is untrue and Big Daddy thinks the statement may be untrue . Even Gooper finds himself admitting, "That girl's got life in her, alright ." Maggie and Brick reconcile, and the two kiss, with the implication that they will possibly make Maggie's "lie" become "truth". </P> <Ul> <Li> Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie "the Cat" Pollitt </Li> <Li> Paul Newman as Brick Pollitt </Li> <Li> Burl Ives as Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt </Li> <Li> Judith Anderson as Ida "Big Mama" Pollitt </Li> <Li> Jack Carson as Cooper "Gooper" Pollitt </Li> <Li> Madeleine Sherwood as Mae Flynn "Sister Woman" Pollitt </Li> <Li> Larry Gates as Dr. Baugh </Li> <Li> Vaughn Taylor as Deacon Davis </Li> </Ul> <Li> Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie "the Cat" Pollitt </Li>

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