I'll Cry Tomorrow
starring: Susan Hayward
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Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 11/06/2007Run time: 119 minutesRating: Nr
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Susan Hayward has a signature role in I'll Cry Tomorrow, a pedal-to-the-metal look at the troubled times of singer Lillian Roth. Hayward snagged her fourth Oscar nomination for the part, which takes Roth from humble beginnings through great stardom and finally into a hell of alcoholism and recovery. The movie delivers on a couple of tendencies of its era (1956): a fresh frankness about addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm had come out the year before), plus some handy psychoanalyzing of the heroine--in this case, Roth's problems are laid at the feet of her pushy stage mother (Jo Van Fleet). With all the sturm und drang, there's not a lot of room for songs, but we do get to hear vintage tunes such as "Sing You Sinners" and "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along." Hayward does her own singing, and she can best be described as a belter rather than a singer ("belter" describes her acting style, too). Also in the cast, portraying the men at various stages of Roth's life, are Ray Danton, Eddie Albert, and Richard Conte (trailing the aura of violent noir behind him); Daniel Mann directed, just after his duties on The Rose Tattoo. It's a slice of Fifties melodrama, the kind that hasn't aged particularly well, but if you appreciate Hayward's customary pull-it-from-the-guts style, you'll be engrossed. --Robert Horton
Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 11/06/2007Run time: 119 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Susan Hayward has a signature role in I'll Cry Tomorrow, a pedal-to-the-metal look at the troubled times of singer Lillian Roth. Hayward snagged her fourth Oscar nomination for the part, which takes Roth from humble beginnings through great stardom and finally into a hell of alcoholism and recovery. The movie delivers on a couple of tendencies of its era (1956): a fresh frankness about addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm had come out the year before), plus some handy psychoanalyzing of the heroine--in this case, Roth's problems are laid at the feet of her pushy stage mother (Jo Van Fleet). With all the sturm und drang, there's not a lot of room for songs, but we do get to hear vintage tunes such as "Sing You Sinners" and "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along." Hayward does her own singing, and she can best be described as a belter rather than a singer ("belter" describes her acting style, too). Also in the cast, portraying the men at various stages of Roth's life, are Ray Danton, Eddie Albert, and Richard Conte (trailing the aura of violent noir behind him); Daniel Mann directed, just after his duties on The Rose Tattoo. It's a slice of Fifties melodrama, the kind that hasn't aged particularly well, but if you appreciate Hayward's customary pull-it-from-the-guts style, you'll be engrossed. --Robert Horton
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- I'll Cry Tomorrow
For Susan Hayward fans, this movie is a must. In terms of her performance I rate her 10 out of 10. Excellent supporting cast. Very good production and wonderful music. It is a movie that tugs at the heart. Overall a 6 tissue box rating.
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- Susan Hayward knocks it out of the ballpark again
Not to give the story plot away but this is an intense movie about stage mothers, great success, and a person that goes to the height of stardom only to dive deep down in the murky abyss of alcohol, only to rise up again.This has all the elements of an all too real problem many people face in life, whether you are a celebrity or not.If there are any substancea abusers in your family, this is the movie to watch.
Rating: - Very good indeed.
The thing that makes this movie so amazing is the forthright way alcoholism is presented, especially since this was in the fifties. the recovery is a little too formulaic, but given the time constraints, it works.
Rating: - I like the old stuff.
great old movie. they just don't make them anymore. this is good.
acting is great, etc.
Rating: - True Boozehound
I really do believe this is a true and harrowing account of an alcoholic woman, Lillian Roth.They put everything in the movie they could in the 50s.I read her book I'll Cry Tomorrow.In the book she went through even worse than what is shown in the movie.Alcoholism ruined her career as a singer and actress in the 30s and 40s.She never completely recovered what could have been a brillant career but at least she conquered alcoholism and was able to live a reasonably happy life.Susan Hayward ... Read More
- I'll Cry TomorrowFor Susan Hayward fans, this movie is a must. In terms of her performance I rate her 10 out of 10. Excellent supporting cast. Very good production and wonderful music. It is a movie that tugs at the heart. Overall a 6 tissue box rating.
- Susan Hayward knocks it out of the ballpark againNot to give the story plot away but this is an intense movie about stage mothers, great success, and a person that goes to the height of stardom only to dive deep down in the murky abyss of alcohol, only to rise up again.This has all the elements of an all too real problem many people face in life, whether you are a celebrity or not.If there are any substancea abusers in your family, this is the movie to watch.
- Very good indeed.The thing that makes this movie so amazing is the forthright way alcoholism is presented, especially since this was in the fifties. the recovery is a little too formulaic, but given the time constraints, it works.
- I like the old stuff.great old movie. they just don't make them anymore. this is good.
acting is great, etc.
- True BoozehoundI really do believe this is a true and harrowing account of an alcoholic woman, Lillian Roth.They put everything in the movie they could in the 50s.I read her book I'll Cry Tomorrow.In the book she went through even worse than what is shown in the movie.Alcoholism ruined her career as a singer and actress in the 30s and 40s.She never completely recovered what could have been a brillant career but at least she conquered alcoholism and was able to live a reasonably happy life.Susan Hayward ... Read More
