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There's Always Tomorrow (1956 film)

There's Always Tomorrow
There's Always Tomorrow poster.jpg
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Produced by Ross Hunter
Written by Ursula Parrott (novel)
Screenplay by Bernard C. Schoenfeld
Based on There's Always Tomorrow (1956 novel)
Starring Barbara Stanwyck
Fred MacMurray
Joan Bennett
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Herman Stein
Cinematography Russell Metty
Edited by William Morgan
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • January 20, 1956 (1956-01-20) (New York City, New York)
  • January 25, 1956 (1956-01-25) (Los Angeles, California)
  • February 1956 (1956-02) (United States)
Running time
84 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1 million (US)

There's Always Tomorrow is an American romantic melodrama which premiered in New York City on January 20, 1956. Produced by Universal-International, it is directed by Douglas Sirk with stars Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett. The screenplay, based on a novel by Ursula Parrott, is by Bernard C. Schoenfeld.

Twenty two years earlier, Universal produced a same-titled version of this story, directed by Edward Sloman. Released in November 1934, the film provided an infrequent leading role for character star Frank Morgan (five years before The Wizard of Oz), with Binnie Barnes as his old flame and Lois Wilson as his wife.

Toy manufacturer Clifford Groves (Fred MacMurray) is married to Marion (Joan Bennett), with three children, Vinnie (William Reynolds), Ellen (Gigi Perreau) and Frankie (Judy Nugent), but lately life has become drab and routine. A former co-worker, Norma Miller Vale (Barbara Stanwyck), turns up unexpectedly and is now a glamorous fashion designer.

At the last minute before Cliff's frequently mentioned, but long-postponed vacation getaway with Marion to Palm Valley, Frankie injures her ankle and Marion decides to stay home and attend to her. Since it's too late to cancel everything, she urges Cliff to go alone. He reluctantly agrees, scheduling a business appointment at the location, thus giving him at least some additionally justifiable reason for going, but upon arriving and subsequently being informed that the meeting fell through, he suddenly again encounters Norma who, it is now revealed, happens to be a lonely divorcee taking a brief vacation at the same resort. Their succeeding close companionship, in riding horses together and dancing, is spotted by Vinnie, who has also taken a drive to Palm Valley with his girlfriend Ann (Pat Crowley), along with his friend Bob (Race Gentry) and Bob's girlfriend Ruth (Myrna Hansen).


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