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Make Way for Tomorrow

They want to live their own lives... Can you blame them?
1937 | 92m | English

(10389 votes)

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Popularity: 3 (history)

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At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?
Release Date: May 09, 1937
Director: Leo McCarey
Writer: Josephine Lawrence, Viña Delmar
Genres: Drama, Romance
Keywords bridge, eavesdropping, son-in-law, family reunion, parents, elderly couple, retirement home, general store, dance band, septuagenarian, ballroom, daughter–in–law, rhumba
Production Companies Paramount Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Victor Moore Barkley Cooper
Beulah Bondi Lucy Cooper
Fay Bainter Anita Cooper
Thomas Mitchell George Cooper
Porter Hall Harvey Chase
Barbara Read Rhoda Cooper
Maurice Moscovitch Max Rubens
Elisabeth Risdon Cora Payne
Minna Gombell Nellie Chase
Louise Beavers Mamie
Ray Mayer Robert Cooper
Ralph Remley Bill Payne
Louis Jean Heydt Doctor
Gene Morgan Carlton Gorman
Granville Bates Mr. Hunter (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton Customer (uncredited)
Ellen Drew Usherette (uncredited)
Leo McCarey Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joseph North Waiter (uncredited)
Francis Sayles Bartender (uncredited)
Ferike Boros Mrs. Sarah Rubens (uncredited)
Avril Cameron Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
Byron Foulger Mr. Dale (uncredited)
Paul Stanton Mr. Horton - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Don Brodie Man at Employment Agency (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks Movie Theatre Doorman (uncredited)
Fritzi Brunette Usherette (uncredited)
Helen Davis Sibling (uncredited)
Sidney De Gray Family Member (uncredited)
Jesse Graves Minor Role (uncredited)
Alice Keating Minor Role (uncredited)
Richard Neill Minor Role (uncredited)
John Preston Minor Role (uncredited)
Rosemary Theby Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bobby Caldwell Boy (uncredited)
Nick Lukats Boy Friend (uncredited)
Helen Dickson Bridge Player (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham Bridge Player (uncredited)
Bernard Suss Bridge Player (uncredited)
Lelah Tyler Bridge Player (uncredited)
Gloria Williams Bridge Player (uncredited)
Dell Henderson Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
Ralph Lewis Business Man (uncredited)
Phillips Smalley Business Man (uncredited)
Dorothy Lloyd Bird Imitator (uncredited)
Kitty McHugh Head Usherette (uncredited)
Lee Millar Animal And Bird Imitator (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell Letter Carrier (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux Headwaiter (uncredited)
William Newell Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Cyril Ring Guest in Vogard Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Louise Seidel Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Warren Secretary (uncredited)
Sam Harris Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited)
Dick Gordon Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jeanne Beeks Minor Role (uncredited)
William Begg Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
James Conaty Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Cross Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Louise Currie Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jay Eaton Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Don McKinney Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul Power Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Florence Wix Drinker at Hotel Cocktail Bar (uncredited)
Name Job
Leo McCarey Director
George Antheil Original Music Composer
Josephine Lawrence Novel
Hans Dreier Art Direction
Gordon Jennings Visual Effects
LeRoy Stone Editor
A. E. Freudeman Set Decoration
Don Johnson Sound Recordist
Bernard Herzbrun Art Direction
Boris Morros Music Director
Walter Oberst Sound Recordist
Viña Delmar Screenplay
Nolan Leary Theatre Play
William C. Mellor Director of Photography
Victor Young Original Music Composer
Helen Leary Theatre Play
Leo Robin Poem
Eugene Joseff Other
Name Title
Leo McCarey Producer
Adolph Zukor Producer
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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 4 11 17 7
2024 5 11 17 7
2024 6 11 20 6
2024 7 13 29 6
2024 8 11 21 6
2024 9 7 10 4
2024 10 11 22 5
2024 11 10 19 6
2024 12 8 16 5
2025 1 9 13 5
2025 2 8 11 3
2025 3 4 9 1
2025 4 2 3 1
2025 5 2 4 1
2025 6 1 3 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 0 1 0
2025 9 1 3 0
2025 10 2 3 1

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