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Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
91 min - Drama | Romance - 7 October 1937 (France)
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An elderly couple are forced to separate when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents in.
Director: Leo McCarey
Writers: Vi?a Delmar (screenplay), Josephine Lawrence (novel), and 3 more credits ?
Stars: Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi and Fay Bainter
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Cast
Complete credited cast:
Victor Moore
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Barkley Cooper
Beulah Bondi
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Lucy Cooper
Fay Bainter
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Anita Cooper
Thomas Mitchell
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George Cooper
Porter Hall
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Harvey Chase
Barbara Read
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Rhoda Cooper
Maurice Moscovitch
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Max Rubens
Elisabeth Risdon
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Cora Payne
Minna Gombell
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Nellie Chase
Ray Mayer
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Robert Cooper
Ralph Remley
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Bill Payne
Louise Beavers
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Mamie
Louis Jean Heydt
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Doctor
Gene Morgan
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Carlton Gorman
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At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu> Plot Summary | Add Synopsis
Plot Keywords: Elderly | Retirement Home | Second Honeymoon | Eavesdropping | Car Salesman | See more ?
Genres: Drama | Romance
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Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 7 October 1937 (France) See more ?
Also Known As: A Cruz dos Anos See more ?
Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Production Co: Paramount Pictures See more ?
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Runtime: 91 min | West Germany: 85 min (TV)
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 See full technical specs ?
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Trivia When Leo McCarey received his 1937 Best Director Oscar for "The Awful truth," he reportedly said that he got it for the wrong film, a clear reference to his fondness for "Make Way for Tomorrow." See more ?
Goofs Continuity: After seeing the day's mail, Lucy sits forward, but in the next shot is leaning back. See more ?
Quotes Pa: Fifty years go by pretty fast.
Mr. Horton, Hotel manager: Only when you're happy. How many children have you?
Pa: Five of them.
Mr. Horton, Hotel manager: Really! I'll bet they've brought you a lot of pleasure!
Pa: [Ironically] I bet you haven't any children.
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Connections Featured in Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today (2010) See more ?
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