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I'll Cry Tomorrow
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Susan Hayward
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569797192
Format: Black & White
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-11-06
Running Time: 119
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1955-12-25
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Susan Hayward gives a stunning, Oscar-nominated portrayal as Broadway's Lillian Roth in this true story of an alcoholic's wretched decline and her eventual, courageous recovery. Year: 1956
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Summary: Susan Hayward knocks it out of the ballpark again
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Very good indeed.
Comment: 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.
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Summary: I like the old stuff.
Comment: great old movie. they just don't make them anymore. this is good.
acting is great, etc.
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Summary: True Boozehound
Comment: 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 is brillant, a no-nonsense, nitty-gritty actress who brings the heroine of the story to painful, real life. This is a disease which could easily happen to a lot of people who never think it could. It shows very clearly the progression from the first drink to irresponsible drinking to that first miserable drink she didn't want but had to have and the horror that followed. This disease can put a person in a very vulnerable position where they can be easily abused by others who pretend to help. This is a must-see for people who even think they might have a problem!
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Summary: Be Fair--Susan lived THEN, Not Now
Comment: It never ceases to amaze me when some reviewers say Susan's movies haven't "aged well," or "the direction is slow" or--worst of all--she "overacted."
Times were different then. "Cool" meant a temperature below 65, not an attitude. People had the time and attention span to take in all the details of a scene and allow a story to develop, without needing today's jerky quick-cuts to keep their ever-wandering eye on the screen. They weren't glancing constantly at their non-existent cell phones to see if yet one more call or text message had come in to confirm to them that someone still knew they were alive. They liked seeing emotions fully expressed. Over-acting didn't mean being "very emotional," it meant being "excessively emotional to the situation portrayed."
Well, guess what? If I were going through the hell of alcoholism or facing the gas chamber or any of the other agonizing situations Susan portrayed, I'd be spilling my guts out too (if I wasn't so afraid of appearing "uncool"). She showed exactly how most people WOULD feel in these situations. And audiences were mesmerized by it.
I'm not asking anyone today to say they love these movies if they don't. Just don't judge them by the behaviors and pace of today's world, which Susan and her associates had absolutely no awareness of.
Finally, in terms of her being a "belter," read her biography sometime and see just how her belting, in every area of her life, got her to a position most people would have abandoned as impossible to achieve. Susan was a champion in every way and legendary proof that no one can stop you from achieving your goals unless you give up. And Susan never, ever did.
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