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Screenplay by William Hurlbut | 6.8/10 IMDb Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. Music by Arthur Kay Initial release 1934 Music director Arthur Kay Producer Carl Laemmle Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Frank MorganBinnie BarnesLois WilsonLouise LatimerElizabeth YoungAlan Hale, Sr.Robert Taylor Cast Similar Handy Andy, By Your Leave, Murder in the Fleet, Society Doctor, A Wicked Woman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
There's Always Tomorrow is a 1934 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and adapted by William Hurlbut from a novel by Ursula Parrott (who receives a possessory credit on the main title). The film stars Frank Morgan, Binnie Barnes, Lois Wilson, Robert Taylor, Louise Latimer, Margaret Hamilton and Alan Hale, Sr.. It was released on November 1, 1934, by Universal Pictures.
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The film is noteworthy for early performances by a number of future stars, such as Barnes, Taylor and Hale, plus Walter Brennan in a bit part. It also features two cast members from The Wizard of Oz--Morgan and Hamilton--though in this film they actually have scenes together.
It was famously remade in 1956 by Douglas Sirk, reuniting Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck. To avoid confusion, this original version was retitled "Too Late For Love" when it played on television.
Plot
Joe White is a successful white-collar worker whose home contains his loving wife, five children (four of them grown) and a maid. The family is so self-absorbed with their own activities that he frequently feels left out, and any attempts he makes at family activity is overruled by their previously-made plans (which he was not informed of). They also generally take advantage of him, forcing him to do menial tasks like fixing the furnace, or taking the streetcar because the kids want to use the car. Despite all of this, he remains generally upbeat.
One night while his kids are throwing a party, his former secretary, Alice, stops by the house, not realizing it's his. They rekindle their friendship and go to the show Joe wanted to take his wife to; when he returns, he finds he wasn't even missed. They agree to meet once a week, just to sit and talk; Joe tells his family that he's going to "Lodge Night" on those evenings. Then one night, the kids spot him going into her home and immediately assume he's having an affair. Their anger threatens to tear the family apart.