I'll Cry Tomorrow

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I'll Cry Tomorrow

Original lobby card
Directed by Daniel Mann
Produced by Lawrence Weingarten
Written by Helen Deutsch
Jay Richard Kennedy
Lillian Roth (book)
Mike Connolly (book)
Gerold Frank (book)
Starring Susan Hayward
Richard Conte
Eddie Albert
Margo
Jo Van Fleet
Music by Alex North
Cinematography Arthur E. Arling
Editing by Harold F. Kress
Distributed by MGM
Release date(s) Flag of the United States 25 December 1955
Running time 117 min
Country USA United States
Language English
IMDb profile

I'll Cry Tomorrow is a 1955 MGM biographical film which tells the story of Lillian Roth, a Broadway star who rebels against the pressure of her domineering mother and reacts to the death of her fiancé by becoming an alcoholic. It stars Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Eddie Albert, Margo, Jo Van Fleet.

The screenplay was adapted by Helen Deutsch and Jay Richard Kennedy from the autobiography by Lillian Roth, Mike Connolly and Gerold Frank. It was directed by Daniel Mann.

It won the Academy Award for Costume Design for Helen Rose, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Susan Hayward), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White.

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