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There's Always Tomorrow

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Feeling neglected by his wife (Joan Bennett) and children, a toy manufacturer (Fred MacMurray) has a fling with an old flame (Barbara Stanwyck).

Critics Reviews

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 08/16/2021
In contrast to the typical stoic masculinity of fifties Hollywood, this is "A Doll's House" for the sensitive, passionate married man. Go to Full Review
Bosley Crowther New York Times 03/24/2007
2/5
For Pete's sake, have mercy on Dad -- especially if you are contemplating taking him to see this film. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia 11/13/2022
7/10
I find its melodrama of guilt, disappointment and unfulfilled love particularly moving, with the pleasurable chemistry provided by Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 08/29/2020
4/4
A full-on masterpiece. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/26/2020
4/5
Expertly photographed by Russell Metty (Touch of Evil, 1958), There's Always Tomorrow is Sirk without the soap. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 08/24/2020
3/4
...a deliberately-paced yet mostly engaging narrative that boasts its fair share of soap opera-friendly plot developments and character revelations... Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Anita R 09/24/2024 Excellent casting love the chemistry between Stanwick and Mcmurray. I felt the struggle between being a good husband and father, and the pull towards her affection and attention. However, the ending left me unfulfilled. She leaves her heart there, and flies to NYC. He watches the plane from his window, then just closes the drapes. That's it? I wanted to see that this was a huge deal for him, not just oh well that didn't work. The ending could've been better. See more Steve D 07/05/2023 Predictable average melodrama. See more william d @acsdoug 05/22/2022 The movie is a below average melodrama for the first half, but improves markedly in the second half, enough to recommend. See more 08/15/2018 Soap opera deluxe from Douglas Sirk; the predictable plot is given luster by the two stars. See more 11/19/2016 A mature, if rather staid, depiction of mid-life crisis in an idyllic 50's American household. We deserved at least one extra shock of drama, perhaps from the wife whose innocence is the weak element of the film. The feeling of being stifled and the husband's sense of dissatisfaction are not to be misinterpreted as ours. These are all Sirk's ingenius intention. See more 06/18/2016 A clever & important film from the mid 1950's directed by the master of Social Comment & Melodrama Douglas Sirk. The story of a Toy Manufacturer disenchanted by Married & Family Life & old pal comes to town & quickly ignites a new romance. Both Barbara Stanwyck & Fred McMurray are sensational & really have a screen chemistry. This is a courageous film exposing martial issues long before it was commonplace in cinema. See more Read all reviews
There's Always Tomorrow

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Movie Info

Synopsis Feeling neglected by his wife (Joan Bennett) and children, a toy manufacturer (Fred MacMurray) has a fling with an old flame (Barbara Stanwyck).
Director
Douglas Sirk
Producer
Ross Hunter
Production Co
Universal International Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 1956, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 13, 2015
Runtime
1h 24m