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Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
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Synopsis
While not a box-office success, this drama, directed by
Leo McCarey
, developed a potent reputation among film critics and movie buffs for its sensitive and perceptive treatment of the problems of the elderly. When McCarey won the Oscar for Best Director the same year for
The Awful Truth
, he remarked that the Academy gave him the award for the wrong movie. Barkley and Lucy Cooper (
Victor Moore
and
Beulah Bondi
) are a couple in their late 60s who have fallen on hard times and have been given the bad news that the bank is foreclosing on their house. Barkley and Lucy turn to their five children for help, but none are willing or able to do much for them; their son George (
Thomas Mitchell
) says that Lucy can stay with him and his wife Anita (
Fay Bainter
), while Nellie (
Minna Gombell
) and her husband Harvey (
Porter Hall
) can take in Barkley, but neither couple have the space or the means to house them both. Living with their children and their new families proves stressful for everyone involved, and Lucy decides to take up residence in a home for older women. She and Barkley realize that this will probably mean a permanent separation for the two of them, and they try to enjoy one last outing together before they part. Remarkably,
Beulah Bondi
was only 46 years old when this film was made, making her less then ten years older than several of her on-screen children; make-up wizard Wally Westmore used his bag of tricks to age her the appropriate two decades for the role. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Fay Bainter
Anita Cooper
Granville Bates
Mr. Hunter
Louise Beavers
Mamie
Beulah Bondi
Lucy Cooper
Ferike Boros
Mrs. Rubens
Tommy Bupp
Jack Payne
Elizabeth Risdon
Cora Payne
Minna Gombell
Nellie Chase
Porter Hall
Harvey Chase
Dell Henderson
Auto salesman
Louis Jean Heydt
Doctor
Gene Lockhart
Mr. Henning
Nick Lukats
Boy Friend
Victor Moore
Barkley 'Pa' Cooper
Gene Morgan
Carlton Gorman
Maurice Moscovich
Max Rubens
Barbara Read
Rhoda Cooper
Ralph M. Remley
Bill Payne
Paul Stanton
Hotel manager
Ruth Warren
Secretary
Ray Mayer
Robert Cooper
Thomas Mitchell
George Cooper
George Offerman
Richard Payne
Production Crew
Bernard Herzbrun
Art Director
Hans Dreier
Art Director
Josephine Lawrence
Book Author
William C. Mellor
Cinematographer
George Antheil
Composer (Music Score)
Victor Young
Composer (Music Score)
Leo McCarey
Director
LeRoy Stone
Editor
Wally Westmore
Makeup
Boris Morros
Musical Direction/Supervision
Helen Leary
Play Author
Nolan Leary
Play Author
Adolph Zukor
Producer
Leo McCarey
Producer
Vina Delmar
Screenwriter
A.E. Freudeman
Set Designer
Don Johnson
Sound/Sound Designer
Walter Oberst
Sound/Sound Designer
Gordon Jennings
Special Effects
Year: 1937
Runtime: 92
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Produced by
Paramount
Release
by Paramount
Awards
1937 - 10 Best Films - New York Times
1937 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
© 2008 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.