I'll Cry Tomorrow

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I'll Cry Tomorrow

1955

1h 57m

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This acclaimed biopic tells the cautionary tale of Broadway star Lillian Roth (Susan Hayward), who by the age of 20 has risen to fame due to the efforts of her pushy mother. Though a success on stage, Lillian has her hopes of happiness dashed when her fiancé dies tragically, and responds to her loss by drinking. Alcoholism and a string of failed marriages destroy Lillian's career and ultimately leave her destitute. After a brush with death, however, Lillian resolves to return to the spotlight.

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Jean Yothers

Orlando Sentinel

09/27/2021

Susan Hayward stellar performance as the tragic Lillian Roth In the frank biographical film, I'll Cry Tomorrow, may leave moviegoers wondering why she didn't beat out Italy's Anna Magnani for the coveted Academy Award for best actress.

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Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

11/18/2007

2.5/4

In the '40s, Hayward had a distinctive and rather bitchy sex appeal and clear hunger for stardom that gave way in the '50s to a weary but still authoritative command of frank self-pity and tough-broad defiance.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

03/19/2023

3/4

Few actresses from Hollywood’s Golden Age are as ripe for rediscovery as Susan Hayward.

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André Bazin

L'Éducation Nationale

12/08/2021

Almost the entire picture lacks credibility in spite of the theoretical likelihood of the situations depicted.

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Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly

07/11/2007

4/5

We always love Susan Hayward

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

08/16/2005

4/5

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Synopsis

This acclaimed biopic tells the cautionary tale of Broadway star Lillian Roth (Susan Hayward), who by the age of 20 has risen to fame due to the efforts of her pushy mother. Though a success on stage, Lillian has her hopes of happiness dashed when her fiancé dies tragically, and responds to her loss by drinking. Alcoholism and a string of failed marriages destroy Lillian's career and ultimately leave her destitute. After a brush with death, however, Lillian resolves to return to the spotlight.

Director: Daniel Mann
Producer: Lawrence Weingarten
Screenwriter: Helen Deutsch, Jay Richard Kennedy
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1955, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 57m