Make Way for Tomorrow 86 years old

They want to live their own lives... Can you blame them?

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?

Credits

Make Way for Tomorrow Cast

Name Character
Porter Hall He was 48, 65 years old when he died as Harvey Chase
Byron Foulger He was 37, 70 years old when he died as Mr. Dale (uncredited)
Don Brodie He was 32, 96 years old when he died as Man at Employment Agency (uncredited)
Ellen Drew She was 21, 88 years old when she died as Usherette (uncredited)
Elisabeth Risdon She was 50, 71 years old when she died as Cora Payne
Fay Bainter She was 43, 74 years old when she died as Anita Cooper
Cyril Ring He was 44, 74 years old when he died as Guest in Vogard Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe He was 29, 60 years old when he died as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks He was 33, 86 years old when he died as Movie Theatre Doorman (uncredited)
Dell Henderson He was 53, 73 years old when he died as Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
Ralph Remley He was 51, 54 years old when he died as Bill Payne
Lelah Tyler as Bridge Player (uncredited)
Leo McCarey He was 38, 70 years old when he died as Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)
Granville Bates He was 55, 58 years old when he died as Mr. Hunter (uncredited)
Ferike Boros She was 63, 77 years old when she died as Mrs. Sarah Rubens (uncredited)
Minna Gombell She was 44, 80 years old when she died as Nellie Chase
Thomas Mitchell He was 44, 70 years old when he died as George Cooper
Maurice Moscovitch He was 65, 68 years old when he died as Max Rubens
Louise Beavers She was 35, 60 years old when she died as Mamie
Kitty McHugh She was 34, 51 years old when she died as Head Usherette (uncredited)
Rosemary Theby She was 45, 81 years old when she died as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ray Mayer He was 36, 47 years old when he died as Robert Cooper
Helen Dickson She was 32, 51 years old when she died as Bridge Player (uncredited)
Sidney De Gray He was 70, 75 years old when he died as Minor Role (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell He was 53, 74 years old when he died as Letter Carrier (uncredited)
Beulah Bondi She was 48, 91 years old when she died as Lucy Cooper
Victor Moore He was 61, 86 years old when he died as Barkley Cooper
Louis Jean Heydt He was 34, 56 years old when he died as Doctor
William Newell He was 43, 73 years old when he died as Ticket Seller (uncredited)
John Preston He was 350, 41 years old when he died as Minor Role (uncredited)
Phillips Smalley He was 71, 73 years old when he died as Business Man (uncredited)
Gene Morgan He was 44, 47 years old when he died as Carlton Gorman
Paul Stanton He was 30, now 56 years old as Mr. Horton - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Francis Sayles He was 45, 52 years old when he died as Bartender (uncredited)
Ralph Lewis He was 64, 65 years old when he died as Business Man (uncredited)
Barbara Read She was 19, 45 years old when she died as Rhoda Cooper

Make Way for Tomorrow Crew

Name Department
Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 51 (81) years old when He died Art
Gordon Jennings as Visual Effects. He was 41 (57) years old when He died Visual Effects
William C. Mellor as Director of Photography. He was 33 (59) years old when He died Camera
Bernard Herzbrun as Art Direction. He was 46 (72) years old when He died Art
LeRoy Stone as Editor. He was 43 (55) years old when He died Editing
A.E. Freudeman as Set Decoration. Art
Walter Oberst as Sound Recordist. He was 39 (55) years old when He died Sound
George Antheil as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (58) years old when He died Sound
Boris Morros as Music Director. He was 46 (72) years old when He died Sound
Adolph Zukor as Producer. He was 64 (103) years old when He died Production
Viña Delmar as Screenplay. She was 34 (86) years old when She died Writing
Josephine Lawrence as Novel. She was 48 (89) years old when She died Writing
Nolan Leary as Theatre Play. He was 48 (98) years old when He died Writing
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Make Way for Tomorrow (86 years)

They want to live their own lives... Can you blame them?

  • Release day: Sunday, May 09, 1937
  • Runtime: 92 minutes