Saturday, August 6, 2011

I'LL CRY TOMORROW

I'll Cry Tomorrow
MGM, 1955, B/W, 117 minutes, ***½
Released December, 1955

One of the finest Hollywood biopics ever made, an unflinching look at the life of singer / actress Lillian Roth and her struggle with alcoholism. Susan Hayward earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Roth and also did her own singing. With Jo Van Fleet, Richard Conte, Don Taylor.

Produced by: Lawrence Weingarten
Directed by: Daniel Mann
Assistant Director: Al Jennings
Screen Play by: Helen Deutsch and Jay Richard Kennedy
Based on the Book "I'll Cry Tomorrow" by Lillian Roth, Mike Connolly and Gerold Frank
Technical Adviser: Lillian Roth
Miss Hayward Sings: "Sing You Sinners," "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along," "The Vagabond King Waltz"
Musical Supervision: Johnny Green
Dramatic Music Score by: Alex North
Miss Hayward's Songs Arranged and Conducted by: Charles Henderson
Art Directors: Cedric Gibbons and Malcolm Brown
Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt
Costumes by: Helen Rose
Hair Styles by: Sydney Guilaroff
Make-Up Created by: William Tuttle
Recording Supervisor: Dr. Wesley C. Miller
Director of Photography: Arthur E. Arling
Special Effects: Warren Newcombe
Film Editor: Harold F. Kress

Awards: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Helen Rose); Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Susan Hayward), Best Art Direction / Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown, Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt), Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Arthur E. Arling)

Cast: Susan Hayward [Lillian Roth], Richard Conte [Tony Bardeman], Eddie Albert [Burt McGuire], Jo Van Fleet [Katie Roth], Don Taylor [Wallie], Ray Danton [David Tredman], Margo [Selma], Virginia Gregg [Ellen], Don Barry [Jerry], David Kasday [David as a Child], Carole Ann Campbell [Lillian as a Child], Peter Leeds [Richard], Tol Avery [Fat Man], Additional Cast: Gail Ganley [Lillian, age 15], Anthony Jochim [Paul], Robert Dix [Henry], Eve McVeagh [Ethel], Ralph Edwards [Himself, Host of "This Is Your Life"], Jack Daley [Cab Driver], George Pembroke [Husband], Mary Bear [Wife], Nesdon Booth [Pawnbroker], Bill Walker, Joel Fluellen [Porters], Larry J. Blake [AA Member], Kenner G. Kemp [AA Patient], Veda Ann Borg [Waitress], Peter Brocco [Doctor], George Selk [Switchman], Budd Buster [Streetcar Switchman], Herbert Lytton [Streetcar Conductor], Timothy Carey [Derelict], Florence Ravenel, Elizabeth Holmes, Jeane Wood, Alyn Lockwood, Lucille Curtis [Stage Mothers], Joe Duval [Bartender], Kay English [Dress Designer], Stanley Farrar [Movie Director], Jack Gargan [Restaurant Cashier], Sam Harris [Party Guest], Bob Hopkins [MC], Sonny Howe [Acrobatic Dancer], Robert R. Stephenson [Bartender], Bess Flowers [Nightclub Patron], Henry Kulky, Marc Krah, Guy Wilkerson [Barflies], Frank Kreig [Bar Patron], Eddie Lee [Chinese Grocer], Nora Marlowe [Nurse], Alphonse Martell [Nightclub Waiter], Cheerio Meredith [Elderly Lady], Frank Mills [Dock Worker], Jimmy Ogg [Usher], Voltaire Perkins [Mr. Byrd], Vernon Rich [Club Manager], Ruth Storey [Marge Belney], Kenneth Patterson [Audition Director], Charles Tannen [Audition Stage Manager], Harlan Warde [Stage Manager], George Lloyd [Studio Messenger], Henry Brock, Harry Cody, Robert Williams [Stagehands]

Musical Program: [0:00] Main Title (played by MGM Orchestra behind titles); [0:07] Sing You Sinners (sung and danced by Susan Hayward and Chorus); [0:25] When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along (sung by Susan Hayward); [1:04] Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (sung by Susan Hayward); [1:50] "AA Medley": When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along / ? / Sing You Sinners / Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (sung by Susan Hayward with Eddie Albert at the piano onscreen)

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