Make Way for Tomorrow
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Make Way for Tomorrow is a 1937 American drama film, directed by Leo McCarey, that poignantly portrays the hardships faced by an elderly couple forced to live apart during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Make Way for Tomorrow canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Board of Review Top Ten Films (1937) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Years Are So Long
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novel by Josephine Lawrence ⓘ |
| castMember |
Beulah Bondi
NERFINISHED
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Elisabeth Risdon NERFINISHED ⓘ Fay Bainter NERFINISHED ⓘ Porter Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | William C. Mellor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Leo McCarey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | LeRoy Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| follows | The Years Are So Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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melodrama ⓘ |
| hasTagline | “Honor thy father and thy mother.” ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dignity in old age
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economic hardship ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tokyo Story
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Yasujirō Ozu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Great Depression
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family separation ⓘ marriage ⓘ old age ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | unrated (pre-MPAA ratings era) ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Antheil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
California
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later family dramas
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portrayal of elderly couple forced to live apart ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio era ⓘ |
| producer | Leo McCarey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | May 9, 1937 ⓘ |
| runtime | 91 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Viña Delmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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