I'll Cry Tomorrow

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)

  • 76% of users liked it
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Susan Hayward pulls out all the stops, and then some, in this cinemadaptation of singer Lillian Roth's autobiography I'll Cry Tomorrow. In as harshly realistic a manner as possible in the still censor-dominated Hollywood of 1955, the film recounts Roth's rise to fame, her precipitous… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Helen Deutsch, Jay Richard Kennedy
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1955 Wide
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Dan Callahan, Slant Magazine

    A prime object of study for Susan Hayward scholars.

  • Dan Callahan, Slant Magazine

    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.

  • Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly

    We always love Susan Hayward

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Apelando vez por outra para o melodrama, o filme resiste ao tempo graças à performance corajosa de Susan Hayward e à forma realista com que retrata o drama do alcoolismo.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Randy T


    1950's bio-pic about the rise and fall (and rise) of actress/singer Lillian Roth. A melodramatic take on alcoholism that rivals <i>The Lost Weekend</i>. Okay, there were a few moments when the sap was thick enough to draw flies, but overall one hell of a… More

  • jay n


    Sad story but Susan Hayward's powerhouse performance holds you from beginning to end.

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