| Make Way for Tomorrow | |
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| Directed by | Leo McCarey |
| Screenplay by | Viña Delmar |
| Based on | The Years Are So Long 1934 novel by Josephine Lawrence and play of the same name by Helen Leary & Noah Leary |
| Produced by | Leo McCarey Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Edited by | LeRoy Stone |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Make Way for Tomorrow is a 1937 American tragedy film directed by Leo McCarey. The plot concerns an elderly couple (played by Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi) who are forced to separate when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents.
The film was written by Viña Delmar, from a play by Helen and Noah Leary, which was in turn based on the novel The Years Are So Long by advice columnist Josephine Lawrence. McCarey viewed the film as his best, and it has been praised by later critics. In 2010, it was selected for preservation by the United States Library of Congress's National Film Registry.