Make Way for Tomorrow

Name: Make Way for Tomorrow
Director: Leo McCarey
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1937
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 7.528

They want to live their own lives... Can you blame them?

1937·Directed by Leo McCarey·3.8·1h 32m

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Drama Romance United States of America

An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.

Recommended by 2 People

“Such a beautiful American melodrama, and the film that inspired Tokyo Story.”

Paul Dano

Actor, Director

“When Leo McCarey won the Academy Award, he said, 'Oh, you actually gave it to me for the wrong film. This is the film you should have given it to me for.'”

Paul Scheer

Actor, Comedian, Writer

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