Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageI'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
Director: Daniel Mann
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A 1953 appearance on American TV's This Is Your Life brought forgotten '20s and '30s musical star Lillian Roth back into the limelight, courageously revealing the drink problems which destroyed her career. An autobiography followed, and then this no-holds-barred showcase for Hayward, who makes the emotional neediness of a woman who had her childhood stolen by the ambitions of a stage mother (Van Fleet, superb) touching but never mawkish, and then barrels into the drunken scenes with almost worrying intensity. Although the biopic format renders the action somewhat episodic, Mann's reputation as an actor's director is bolstered by further striking contributions from abusive charmer Conte and doubt-riddled AA mentor Albert. Susan Hayward was well worth her Oscar nomination, but had to wait three years before she won one for her performance in I Want To Live!Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Daniel Mann
Producer: Lawrence Weingarten
Cast: Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Edward Albert, Jo Van Fleet, Don Taylor, Jack Daley, Ray Danton, Margo, Virginia Gregg full cast
Duration: 117 mins
Most popular on this site
Top Stories
Ang Lee talks 'Taking Woodstock'
Ang Lee talks to Tom Huddleston about his tale of the men behind history’s greatest music festival
Hippies who work for The Man
To celebrate George Clooney comedy 'The Men who Stare at Goats', we look back at six memorable onscreen hippies who fought the system from within
Roland Emmerich's guide to disaster movies
Ahead of the release of '2012', Roland Emmerich offers his ten tips on creating the perfect global catastrophe
Grant Heslov: interview
Grant Heslov, director of 'The Men who Stare at Goats' talks about his old pal George Clooney, his interest in the paranormal, and his fond memories of working on 'Happy Days'
The Coen brothers discuss 'A Serious Man'
Masters of contrary comedy, Joel and Ethan Coen have struck gold again with their latest, ‘A Serious Man’
Ten inspirations behind 'Avatar'?
Time Out ponders the influences behind James Cameron's anticipated space-opera on the basis of the trailer
Michael Haneke: The man behind the menace
From Cannes to Munich to London, Dave Calhoun tours Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or winner, 'The White Ribbon'
How Jane Campion brought John Keats back to life
Time Out gets Romantic with the ‘difficult’ New Zealander about her new film, 'Bright Star'
Time Out's 50 greatest animated films with commentary by Terry Gilliam
In celebration of the release of Pixar's 'Up' and Wes Anderson's 'Fantastic Mr Fox', read our rundown of fifty classic feature length animations
What do you think?
Post your review now