Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

8.2Approved91 minDirector: Leo McCarey

1937 film by Leo McCarey

Make Way for Tomorrow is a 1937 American tragedy film directed by Leo McCarey. The plot concerns an elderly couple (played by Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi) who are forced to separate when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents.

The film was written by Viña Delmar, from a play by Helen and Noah Leary, which was in turn based on the novel Years Are So Long by advice columnist Josephine Lawrence. McCarey viewed the film as his best, and it has been praised by later critics. In 2010 it was selected with 24 other films to be included in the National Film Registry.

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What is Make Way for Tomorrow about?
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) — At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, and Pa moves in with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. C
Is Make Way for Tomorrow based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Make Way for Tomorrow scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.