Make Way For Tomorrow

MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW is a melancholy tear-jerker that, amazingly, never once goes over the edge into false or maudlin sentimentality. But a sensitive script and flawless acting and direction didn't help at the box office; the issue of "what to do with the old folks" was not attractive to audiences still suffering the aftermath of the Depression. Give Paramount credit, however, for making the film, and Leo McCarey credit for the same skill with sentiment that distinguished GOING MY WAY and LOVE AFFAIR. Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi play Barkley and Lucy Cooper, a poor elderly couple whose home is being taken away. None of their children has the space or the wherewi...