| Edition |
[Special ed.]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet ([32] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 505 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 505.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono., high definition digital transfer. |
| Cast |
Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell, Porter Hall, Barbara Read. |
| Summary |
In this 'enormously moving Depression-era depiction of the frustrations of family, aging, and the generation gap' [-- Container], an elderly couple must move in with their adult children when they lose their home. |
| Contents |
Special features: Tomorrow, yesterday and today [ca. 20 min. ; 2009 interview in which filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich discusses the career of Leo McCarey and the film] ; Gary Giddins on Leo McCarey's Make way for tomorrow [ca. 20 min. ; 2009 interview in which the film critic talks about McCarey's artistry and the political and social context of the film] -- Booklet: "Make way for Lucy ..." essay by Tag Gallagher; "We laugh and our hearts ache" essay by Bertrand Tavernier; "With this ending I thee unwed" excerpt from Robin Wood's Sexual politics & narrative film. |
| Note |
Based on a novel by Josephine Lawrence and a play by Helen and Nolan Leary. |
| Credits |
Musical direction, Boris Morros ; original music by Victor Young and George Antheil ; photographed by William C. Mellor ; edited by LeRoy Stone ; special photographic effects by Gordon Jennings. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1937. |
| Awards |
Named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2010. |
| Language |
Optional English captions for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Lawrence, Josephine, 1897?-1978 -- Film adaptations.
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Leary, Helen -- Film adaptations.
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Leary, Nolan -- Film adaptations.
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Foreclosure -- United States -- Drama.
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Poor older people -- United States -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Drama.
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Separation (Psychology) -- United States -- Drama.
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Parent and adult child -- United States -- Drama.
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Married people -- United States -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976. Producer.
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McCarey, Leo. Director.
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Delmar, Viña, 1903-1990. Screenwriter.
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Mellor, William C., 1903-1963. Cinematographer.
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Moore, Victor, 1876-1962. Actor.
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Bondi, Beulah, 1892-1981. Actor.
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Bainter, Fay, 1892-1968. Actor.
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Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962. Actor.
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Hall, Porter, 1888-1953. Actor.
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Read, Barbara, 1917-1963. Actor.
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Morros, Boris, 1891-1963. Conductor.
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Young, Victor, 1900-1956. Composer.
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Antheil, George, 1900-1959. Composer.
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Leary, Helen.
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Leary, Nolan.
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Giddins, Gary. Interviewee.
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Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939-2022. Commentator.
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Wood, Robin, 1931-2009. Writer of accompanying material.
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Lawrence, Josephine, 1897?-1978.
Make way for tomorrow.
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Gallagher, Tag.
Make way for Lucy.
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Tavernier, Bertrand.
We laugh and our hearts ache.
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Paramount Pictures, Inc.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
On disc surface: Honor thy father and thy mother |
| ISBN |
9781604652307 |
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1604652306 |
| Standard No. |
715515052412 |
| Music No. |
CC1862D Criterion Collection |
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