Make Way for Tomorrow [Criterion Collection]

Make Way for Tomorrow [Criterion Collection]

Director: Leo McCarey Cast: Victor Moore
Victor Moore
, Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi
, Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter
, Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
Leo McCarey
Make Way for Tomorrow [Criterion Collection]

Make Way for Tomorrow [Criterion Collection]

Director: Leo McCarey Cast: Victor Moore
Victor Moore
, Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi
, Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter
, Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
Leo McCarey

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Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date: 02/23/2010
UPC: 0715515052412
Original Release: 1937
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [B&W]
Language: English
Time: 1:32:00
Sales rank: 13,533

Special Features

Tomorrow, Yesterday and Today, a new video interview featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich discussing the career of Leo McCarey and Make Way for Tomorrow; New video interview with critic Gary Giddins in which he talks about McCarey's artistry and the political and social context of the film

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Victor Moore Barkley Cooper
Beulah Bondi Lucy Cooper
Fay Bainter Anita
Thomas Mitchell George,Letter Carrier
Barbara Read Rhoda
Ray Mayer Robert
Louise Beavers Mamie
Porter Hall Harvey Chase
Elisabeth Risdon Cora Payne,Cora Payne
Minna Gombell Nellie Chase
Ralph Remley Bill Payne,Bill Payne
Louis Jean Heydt Doctor
Gene Morgan Carlton Gorman
Dell Henderson Auto Salesman
Ruth Warren Secretary
Paul Stanton Hotel Manager
Ferike Boros Mrs. Rubens
Granville Bates Mr. Hunter
Nick Lukats Boy Friend
George Offerman Jr. Richard Payne
Tommy Bupp Jack Payne
Ellen Drew Usherette
Gene Lockhart Mr. Henning
Byron Foulger Mr. Dale
Avril Cameron Mrs. McKenzie
Kitty McHugh Head Usherette
Ralph Brooks Doorman
Ethel Clayton Woman Customer
Don Brodie Man
Richard Neile Man
William 'Billy' Newell Ticket Seller
Rosemary Theby Woman
Helen Dickson Bridge Player
Leo McCarey Passerby/Man in Overcoat/Carpet Sweeper
Maurice Moscovitch Max Rubens
George Offerman Richard Payne
Ralph Lewis Actor
Ted Offenbecker Richard Payne
Phillips Smalley Businessman
George Antheil Composer
Victor Young Composer

Technical Credits
Leo McCarey Director,Producer
Viña Delmar Screenwriter
Adolph Zukor Producer
Gordon Jennings Special Effects
Don Johnson Sound/Sound Designer
Walter Oberst Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Make Way for Tomorrow
1. Opening Credits [2:20]
2. Gathering of the Clan [8:24]
3. Pa's Picture [7:12]
4. Bridge Class [10:04]
5. Mr. Rubens [8:56]
6. Facing Facts [9:25]
7. The Patient [8:09]
8. Grandma's Decision [10:41]
9. Five Hours [8:32]
10. The Vogard Hotel [14:14]
11. "It's Been Lovely" [3:59]
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