I'll Cry Tomorrow

I'll Cry Tomorrow
Directed byDaniel Mann
Written byHelen Deutsch
Jay Richard Kennedy
Based onI'll Cry Tomorrow
1954 book
by Lillian Roth
Mike Connolly
Gerold Frank
Produced byLawrence Weingarten
StarringSusan Hayward
Richard Conte
Eddie Albert
Margo
Jo Van Fleet
CinematographyArthur E. Arling
Edited byHarold F. Kress
Music byAlex North
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 25, 1955 (1955-12-25)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,147,000
Box office$7,727,000

I'll Cry Tomorrow is a 1955 American biographical film directed by Daniel Mann that tells the story of Lillian Roth, a Broadway star who rebels against the pressure of her domineering mother and struggles with alcoholism after the death of her fiancé. It stars Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Eddie Albert, Margo and Jo Van Fleet. The screenplay was adapted by Helen Deutsch and Jay Richard Kennedy from the 1954 autobiography by Lillian Roth, cowritten by Mike Connolly and Gerold Frank.

The film won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Helen Rose and earned three other Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress for Susan Hayward. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, where Hayward won the prize for Best Actress.