Make Way for Tomorrow

Barkley Cooper (Victor Moore) and Lucy Cooper (Beulah Bondi), an elderly couple, are forced to separate themselves from each other when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents. After a series of uncomfortable living arrangements, Barkley is sent to California to live with his daughter Addie, while Lucy is placed in a retirement home by her son George. The film follows the poignant story of an elderly couple struggling to come to terms with their aging and separation from each other as they reflect on their happy years together.