I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
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76% of users liked it
(360 ratings)
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 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 fall and her tearful comeback. The fact that Roth loves not wisely but too well is only part of the problem (only two of her eight husbands are portrayed in the film); contributing factors to her self-destruction also included her witchlike "stage mother" (Jo Van Fleet) and the pressures of fame and fortune. The principal reason for Roth's fall from the height of fame to the depths of squalor and despair is booze -- at least until she begins to pull herself together with the help of Alcoholics-Anonymous representative Burt McGuire (Eddie Albert). The story concludes with a testimonial staged in Roth's honor on the TV series This is Your Life (the original of which still exists in kinescope form). Having been personally coached by the real Lillian Roth, Susan Hayward does an excellent job of copying the singer's unique style. Though Hayward did not win an Oscar for her performance, she did cop the "Best Actress" prize at the Cannes Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Mann
- Written By
- Helen Deutsch, Jay Richard Kennedy
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1955 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dan Callahan, Slant Magazine
A prime object of study for Susan Hayward scholars.
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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.
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Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly
We always love Susan Hayward
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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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Cast
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Susan Hayward
as Lillian Roth
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Richard Conte
as Tony Bardeman
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Eddie Albert
as Burt McGuire
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Jo Van Fleet
as Katie Roth
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Don Taylor
as Wallie
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Margo
as Selma
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Ray Danton
as David Tredman
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Virginia Gregg
as Ellen
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David Kasday
as David as a child
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Carole Ann Campbell
as Lillian (younger)
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Peter Leeds
as Richard
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Tol Avery
as Fat Man
- Patty Duke
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Don 'Red' Barry
as Jerry
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Mary Bear
as Couple
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Veda Ann Borg
as Waitress
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Peter Brocco
as Doctor
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Budd Buster
as Switchman
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Timothy Carey
as Derelict
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Jack Daley
as Cab Driver
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Bob Dix
as Henry
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Ralph Edwards
as Himself
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Anita Ekberg
as Bit: Performer
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Stanley Farrar
as Director
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Gail Ganley
as Lillian at 15
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Jack Gargan
as Drug Clerk
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Ben Gazzara
as Bit: Card Player
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Bob Hopkins
as M C
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Anthony Jochim
as Paul the Butler
- Henry Kulky
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George Lloyd
as Messenger
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Nora Marlowe
as Nurse
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Eve McVeagh
as Ethel
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Cheerio Meredith
as Elderly lady
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James Ogg
as Usher
- Kenneth Patterson
- George Pembroke
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Voltaire Perkins
as Mr. Byrd
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Vernon Rich
as Club manager
- Bob Stephenson
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Ruth Storey
as Marge Belney
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Charles Tannen
as Stage Manager
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David Tredman
as Ray Danton
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Robert Vaughn
as Bit: Photographer
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Harlan Warde
as Stage Manager
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Guy Wilkerson
as Man
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Robert B. Williams
as Stagehand
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John Cassavetes
as Bit: Card Player
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Vittorio De Sica
as Bit: Shoemaker
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Donovan
as Bit: Singer
- Marc Krah
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Kay English
as Dress designer
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Herbert C. Lytton
as Conductor
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Joe Duval
as Bartender
