Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

92 mins | Drama, Romance | May 9, 1937

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?

Make Way for Tomorrow

92 mins | Drama, Romance | May 9, 1937

Make Way for Tomorrow
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?
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Paramount
Original title Make Way for Tomorrow
Directors Leo McCarey
Writers Josephine Lawrence, ViƱa Delmar, Nolan Leary

Cast

Victor Moore

as Barkley Cooper

Beulah Bondi

as Lucy Cooper

Fay Bainter

as Anita Cooper

Thomas Mitchell

as George Cooper

Porter Hall

as Harvey Chase

Barbara Read

as Rhoda Cooper

Maurice Moscovitch

as Max Rubens

Elisabeth Risdon

as Cora Payne

Minna Gombell

as Nellie Chase

Louise Beavers

as Mamie

Ray Mayer

as Robert Cooper

Ralph Remley

as Bill Payne

Louis Jean Heydt

as Doctor

Gene Morgan

as Carlton Gorman

Granville Bates

as Mr. Hunter (uncredited)

Ethel Clayton

as Customer (uncredited)

Ellen Drew

as Usherette (uncredited)

Leo McCarey

as Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Joseph North

as Waiter (uncredited)

Francis Sayles

as Bartender (uncredited)

Ferike Boros

as Mrs. Sarah Rubens (uncredited)

Avril Cameron

as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

as Mr. Dale (uncredited)

Paul Stanton

as Mr. Horton - Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Don Brodie

as Man at Employment Agency (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

as Movie Theatre Doorman (uncredited)

Fritzi Brunette

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Helen Davis

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Sidney De Gray

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Alice Keating

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Richard Neill

as Minor Role (uncredited)

John Preston

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Rosemary Theby

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Bobby Caldwell

as Boy (uncredited)

Nick Lukats

as Boy Friend (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

as Bridge Player (uncredited)

Mitchell Ingraham

as Bridge Player (uncredited)

Bernard Suss

as Bridge Player (uncredited)

Lelah Tyler

as Bridge Player (uncredited)

Gloria Williams

as Bridge Player (uncredited)

Dell Henderson

as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)

Ralph Lewis

as Business Man (uncredited)

Phillips Smalley

as Business Man (uncredited)

Dorothy Lloyd

as Bird Imitator (uncredited)

Kitty McHugh

as Head Usherette (uncredited)

Lee Millar

as Animal And Bird Imitator (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

as Letter Carrier (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

William Newell

as Ticket Seller (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Guest in Vogard Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Louise Seidel

as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Ruth Warren

as Secretary (uncredited)