I wanted to but couldn't!

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

The acting in this movie is really good.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Watched it again this morning, although by chance--TCM had no 'description available' so had I not recognized the film I might have passed it by. Every time I watch I am saddened by the shallowness and callousness of the adult children who can't seem to get over their own 'importance' to lend a hand to their aging parents who at the sunset of their lives are in a real bind. The ending breaks my heart each time I see it. Great movie. Still relevant and still has a lesson to teach whether it be playing bridge or iPhoning. Self-centeredness crosses all time and barriers. Beautiful acting and story line. Who stays together for 50 years anymore?

First off "pingshaw" is an idiot! ... *news flash*, this is a MOVIE.. They aren't 'sponging on tax payers money" .. Even if these characters were real, they would have been well into their retirement years anyway! OK..movie review *spoilers*I thought the general storyline was well thought out and acted out .. the male actor seemed drunk all the time though (?).I hated how I didn't feel like anything had been resolved at the end though and plots were added in with no explanation whatsoever (Daughters dilemma for example), this could have been due to the year it was made though and not wanting to shock viewers of the movie from that time period .. Overall I liked it though.

An elderly couple are forced to separate when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents in.While this story could be sad, it never dwells too long on the really negative aspects and therefore never becomes a story of loss, poverty, the depression or any other such thing. Of course, it never becomes fully uplifting, either, so it would be a stretch to call it a comedy. (This is, perhaps, the weakness of the film: its failure to be a comedy or tragedy.) What we end up with is really more about generations differ. No adult (or very few) wants their parents to move in with them, for a variety of reasons. But we see here that it can also put a strain on the older generation, who see their children doing things in ways they might consider foolish (buying sandwiches rather than making them, for example).Interestingly, the negative (parents being separated) becomes a positive when that absence makes their hearts grow fonder. A romance that had cooled over decades now has a chance to find new life. Is it ever too late to start again?

Unemployed bookkeeper Victor Moore (as Barkley "Bark" Cooper) and his devoted wife Beulah Bondi (as Lucy) are an elderly couple with very sad news to share with their children. They are not making ends meet. On Tuesday, the bank is going to repossess the old couple's luxuriously large house. The good news is that they have five grown children, all living independently. Although there seems to be some reluctance, two of the children agree to allow Mr. Moore and Ms. Bondi move into their homes. Unfortunately, nobody has room to move both parents into the same home. There is some feeling amongst all that the separation will be temporary...This film focuses on a timely subject. The contemporary Great Depression left most people were poor, which meant more and more people went to the "old folks' home" to await death. The "social welfare" programs which reshaped the US under President Franklin D. Roosevelt were underway, but not in time for the "old folks" in this story. Obviously, they were not paying into the Social Security fund. These issues were more realistically displayed early on, in D.W. Griffith's "What Shall We Do with Our Old?" (1911). There are some oddly unrealistic qualities present in Paramount's "Make Way for Tomorrow"...The house they lose looks almost like a mansion. In the next major setting, we are located in a spacious New York City apartment, complete with nosy maid Louise Beavers (as Mamie) and carefree teenager Barbara Read (as Rhoda). Economically struggling movie-goers might not have identified with this family. Also, anyone who has cared for older relatives will note that Bondi and Moore appear to be in good physical and mental health; this is uncommon. So, we're really at a loss in comprehending how six families are unable to deal with the situation and come up with a better plan...That being said, Leo McCarey's direction and the performances herein are enough to willingly suspend your disbelief. While there is some attempt to cover Moore, the main focus is on Bondi (until the last act, which centers on Moore and Bondi) and her attempt to live with favorite son Thomas Mitchell (as George Cooper). Here is where Mr. McCarey and his crew begin to score points; we're effectively moved by the way Bondi uncomfortably joins the Cooper household. Their inability to solve the bigger problems aside, Mr. Mitchell and wife Fay Bainter (as Anita) are worthy of "Supporting Actor" awards, for their credible characterizations. In a fine last act, the film follows Bondi and Moore on a spontaneous second honeymoon.******** Make Way for Tomorrow (5/7/37) Leo McCarey ~ Beulah Bondi, Victor Moore, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell