There's Always Tomorrow (1956 film)

There's Always Tomorrow
Directed byDouglas Sirk
Screenplay byBernard C. Schoenfeld
Based onThere's Always Tomorrow by Ursula Parrott[1]
Produced byRoss Hunter
StarringBarbara Stanwyck
Fred MacMurray
Joan Bennett
William Reynolds
Pat Crowley
Gigi Perreau
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byWilliam Morgan
Music byHerman Stein
Heinz Roemheld
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal International
Release date
  • January 8, 1956 (1956-01-08)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1 million[2]

There's Always Tomorrow is a 1956 American romantic melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett. The screenplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld was adapted from the novel of the same name by Ursula Parrott. The plot concerns a man's unhappiness with his domestic life and romantic relationship with a former employee.[3] The film was produced by Ross Hunter for Universal Pictures, which had also produced the 1934 adaptation of Parrott's novel. It was released in the United States on January 8, 1956.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Reviews_and_ramblings | Ursula Parrott (March 26, 1900 – September 1957)".
  2. ^ "Estimated Grosses of Past Year". Variety. January 2, 1957. p. 4. Figures are estimated rentals for US and Canada
  3. ^ Crowther, Bosley. "Screen: Domestic Tale; Palace Has There's Always Tomorrow" (The New York Times, January 21, 1956)
  4. ^ Carr, Jay. "Crisp New Print of Sirk's Retro-Demento There's Always Tomorrow" (The Boston Globe, May 25, 1990, page 50)
  5. ^ "There's Always Tomorrow (MOC) in February" (The Digital Fix, December 15, 2009)