Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 · 92 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 10,042 VOTES · DIR. Leo McCarey
Overview
At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?
Dialogue Timeline — 1,339 lines
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00:02:30 Well! [Chuckles]
00:05:14 be it ever so humble...
00:08:07 Well, this house has been too big...
00:11:50 Oh, i've got grandma in my room, and that's enough.
00:14:54 hmm. I was so afraid it was someone i didn't like.
00:18:02 is known as an overcall or a defensing bid.
00:23:04 [Mov/e: Orchestra, dramat/c]
00:26:34 Oh i'm - i'm happy as a lark.
00:30:05 [Laughing]
00:33:03 [Bark chuckles]
00:37:24 Wait until she gets to sleep, and then you can have the night off.
00:40:40 Have you got some kind of a plan, grandma?
00:45:15 What right had you to assume that responsibility?
00:48:41 [Clears throat]
00:51:50 Oh, it's - it's nothing to be alarmed about, mrs. Payne.
00:55:04 Oh, dear. I guess i'll go see how anita is.
01:00:12 As long as she takes father, that's enough.
01:04:13 Take it easy there.
01:09:14 It's always those kind that have a million bucks salted away.
01:12:16 Yeah, the vogard's on lower fifth avenue.
01:16:04 Well, why don't you have one, ma?
01:19:10 Lucy, are you getting a little tipsy?
01:22:59 Well, if you'll pardon me. We've enjoyed having you.
01:27:37 #that you love me too #
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,339
Dialogue density14.6 lines / min
First line00:02:30
Final line01:27:37
Production Record
DirectorLeo McCarey
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes10,042