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I'll Cry Tomorrow

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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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 03/19/2023
3/4
Few actresses from Hollywood’s Golden Age are as ripe for rediscovery as Susan Hayward. Go to Full Review André Bazin L'Éducation Nationale 12/08/2021
Almost the entire picture lacks credibility in spite of the theoretical likelihood of the situations depicted. Go to Full Review Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly 07/11/2007
4/5
We always love Susan Hayward Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/16/2005
4/5
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S R @ScottR 01/16/2024 A sad drama about alcoholism, young stars and their mothers. Despite it having a good message of redemption and AA meetings, it does not quite cut it for overall movie success. Some good acting and songs that get stuck in your head. Saw on TCM. See more 04/14/2021 Susan Hayward in the great story of Lillian Roth. See more 04/12/2021 Susan Hayward is rightfully lauded for her performance, although it's tough to buy her in the role of a teen in the first half of the movie. The film runs a little too long, but when Eddie Albert appears in the last third his performance is especially noteworthy. See more steve d 07/21/2020 Overly depressing but really well acted. See more 09/23/2017 Exemplary Hollywood biography still packs a wallop; Susan Hayward (who does her own singing) gives a flawless performance as singer Lillian Roth, with Jo Van Fleet equally good as her stage mother; Richard Conte is a standout as one of Roth's abusive husbands. Gritty and censor-bending for its time. See more 02/18/2017 This film shows its age, but is still an interesting film about alcoholism from 1955. I've anyways loved Susan Hayward and I still do. She's excellent. Her performance is melodramatic but still has its moments. Jo Van Fleet is marvelous as her stage mother. Susan Hayward sings and is not dubbed. Lilian Roth was a consultant on the film which tells her story. See more Read all reviews
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Daniel Mann

Director

Susan Hayward

Lillian Roth

Richard Conte

Tony Bardeman

Eddie Albert

Burt McGuire

Jo Van Fleet

Katie Roth

Don Taylor

Wallie

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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
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