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I'll Cry Tomorrow
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I'll Cry Tomorrow is a 1955 American biographical drama and musical film directed by Daniel Mann. Produced by Lawrence Weingarten and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the movie stars Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Eddie Albert, and Margo. The screenplay was written by Helen Deutsch, with music composed by Alex North. The narrative focuses on the life of Lillian Roth, specifically addressing themes of alcoholism, marriage, divorce, and her career as a Hollywood star.
Shot in black-and-white by director of photography Arthur E. Arling, the film has a runtime of 117 minutes. It was released in the United States in 1955, with specific dates cited as January 1 and December 25. The production was handled by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and the film is available in the United States of America. It was originally presented in English.
The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. It holds a review score of 7.6 out of 10 and an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. IMDb lists its rating at 7.2 out of 10, while The Movie Database shows a vote average of 6.192. The movie has won one Oscar, with a total of five wins and five nominations. It is distributed via video on demand.
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6.2Deprived of a normal childhood by her ambitious mother, Lillian Roth becomes a star of Broadway and Hollywood before she is twenty. Shortly before her marriage to her childhood sweetheart, David Tredman, he dies and Lillian takes her first drink of many down the road of becoming an alcoholic.
Cast
- Susan Hayward as Lillian Roth
- Richard Conte as Tony Bardeman
- Eddie Albert as Burt McGuire
- Jo Van Fleet as Katie Roth
- Don Taylor as Wallie
- Ray Danton as David Tredman
Themes
- marriage
- divorce
- alcoholic
- drink
- hollywood star
- breadwinner
- traumatic childhood
- abusive mother
- alcoholic actress
- alcoholic woman
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
2,526 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
- Year
- 1955
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- alcoholism
- Director
- Daniel Mann
- Screenwriter
- Helen Deutsch
- Composer
- Alex North
- Producer
- Lawrence Weingarten
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Arthur E. Arling
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 976735
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Susan Hayward in I'll Cry Tomorrow.jpg
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- Commons category
- I'll Cry Tomorrow
- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- film editor
- Harold F. Kress
- title
- I'll Cry Tomorrow
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- Malcolm Brown
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 86%
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