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Make Way for Tomorrow
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Make Way for Tomorrow is a 1937 American drama film directed by Leo McCarey. The screenplay was written by Viña Delmar, with production by McCarey and Adolph Zukor for Paramount Pictures. The cast includes Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter, and Thomas Mitchell. Additional crew members include director of photography William C. Mellor, composer George Antheil, production designer Hans Dreier, and film editor LeRoy Stone.
The black-and-white film is set in New York City and runs for approximately 91 to 92 minutes. It explores themes such as family reunion, eavesdropping, and the role of a son-in-law. The movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix, with a video on demand format. It received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award. Critical assessments include a 9.1/10 score, a 100% rating, an IMDb rating of 8.1, and a TMDb vote average of 7.498.
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7.5An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.
Cast
- Victor Moore as Barkley Cooper
- Beulah Bondi as Lucy Cooper
- Fay Bainter as Anita Cooper
- Thomas Mitchell as George Cooper
- Porter Hall as Harvey Chase
- Barbara Read as Rhoda Cooper
Themes
- bridge
- eavesdropping
- son-in-law
- family reunion
- parents
- elderly couple
- retirement home
- general store
- dance band
- septuagenarian
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Leo McCarey
- Screenwriter
- Viña Delmar
- Cast member
- Byron Foulger
- Composer
- George Antheil
- Producer
- Adolph Zukor
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- William C. Mellor
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 481334
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Make Way for Tomorrow (1937 poster).jpg
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- publication date
- 1937-04-30
- title
- Make Way for Tomorrow
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- Hans Dreier
- film editor
- LeRoy Stone
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 100%
- Commons category
- Make Way For Tomorrow
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