"They want to live their own lives... Can you blame them?"

1937

1h 32m

7.5(207 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.

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Cast & Crew

68 members

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Victor Moore

Barkley Cooper

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Beulah Bondi

Lucy Cooper

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Fay Bainter

Anita Cooper

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Thomas Mitchell

George Cooper

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Porter Hall

Harvey Chase

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Barbara Read

Rhoda Cooper

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Maurice Moscovitch

Max Rubens

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Elisabeth Risdon

Cora Payne

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Minna Gombell

Nellie Chase

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Louise Beavers

Mamie

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Ray Mayer

Robert Cooper

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Ralph Remley

Bill Payne

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Louis Jean Heydt

Doctor

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Gene Morgan

Carlton Gorman

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Granville Bates

Mr. Hunter (uncredited)

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Ethel Clayton

Customer (uncredited)

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Ellen Drew

Usherette (uncredited)

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Leo McCarey

Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)

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Dennis O'Keefe

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Joseph North

Waiter (uncredited)

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Francis Sayles

Bartender (uncredited)

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Ferike Boros

Mrs. Sarah Rubens (uncredited)

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Avril Cameron

Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

Mr. Dale (uncredited)

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Paul Stanton

Mr. Horton - Hotel Manager (uncredited)

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Don Brodie

Man at Employment Agency (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Movie Theatre Doorman (uncredited)

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Fritzi Brunette

Usherette (uncredited)

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Helen Davis

Sibling (uncredited)

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Sidney De Gray

Family Member (uncredited)

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Jesse Graves

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Alice Keating

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Richard Neill

Minor Role (uncredited)

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John Preston

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Rosemary Theby

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Bobby Caldwell

Boy (uncredited)

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Nick Lukats

Boy Friend (uncredited)

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Helen Dickson

Bridge Player (uncredited)

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Mitchell Ingraham

Bridge Player (uncredited)

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Bernard Suss

Bridge Player (uncredited)

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Lelah Tyler

Bridge Player (uncredited)

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Gloria Williams

Bridge Player (uncredited)

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Dell Henderson

Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)

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Ralph Lewis

Business Man (uncredited)

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Phillips Smalley

Business Man (uncredited)

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Dorothy Lloyd

Bird Imitator (uncredited)

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Kitty McHugh

Head Usherette (uncredited)

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Lee Millar

Animal And Bird Imitator (uncredited)

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Howard M. Mitchell

Letter Carrier (uncredited)

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Louis Natheaux

Headwaiter (uncredited)

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William Newell

Ticket Seller (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Guest in Vogard Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

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Ronald R. Rondell

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Louise Seidel

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

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Ruth Warren

Secretary (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Jeanne Beeks

Minor Role (uncredited)

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William Begg

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Louise Currie

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Jay Eaton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Hotel Dining Room Guest (uncredited)

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Carl M. Leviness

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Don McKinney

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Florence Wix

Drinker at Hotel Cocktail Bar (uncredited)

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