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Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1937 · 92 mins · English
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- Starring
- Thomas Mitchell, Granville Bates, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall, Ferike Boros, Maurice Moscovitch
Their desire for independence becomes bittersweet when their grown‑up children refuse to house them both together, compelling the elderly pair to live apart. Forced into separate homes, the couple confronts the heartache of separation while each strives to retain dignity and a sense of belonging despite the family’s unwillingness to accommodate their shared life.
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