
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
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- Passed
- 1h 57min
- Biography, Drama
- 25 Dec 1955 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Susan Hayward | ... |
Lillian Roth
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Richard Conte | ... |
Tony Bardeman
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Eddie Albert | ... |
Burt McGuire
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Jo Van Fleet | ... |
Katie Roth
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Don Taylor | ... |
Wallie
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Ray Danton | ... |
David Tredman
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Margo | ... |
Selma
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Virginia Gregg | ... |
Ellen
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Don 'Red' Barry | ... |
Jerry
(as Don Barry)
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David Kasday | ... |
David as a Child
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Carole Ann Campbell | ... |
Lillian as a Child
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Peter Leeds | ... |
Richard
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Tol Avery | ... |
Fat Man
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Don Anderson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Alcoholics Anonymous Patient (uncredited)
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Brandon Beach | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Mary Bear | ... |
Wife (uncredited)
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Margaret Bert | ... |
Woman at Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting (uncredited)
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Larry J. Blake | ... |
Alcoholics Anonymous Member (uncredited)
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Lulu Mae Bohrman | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Nesdon Booth | ... |
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
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Veda Ann Borg | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Bum on Street (uncredited)
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Peter Brocco | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Heinie Brock | ... |
Stagehand (uncredited)
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Tex Brodus | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Budd Buster | ... |
Streetcar Switchman (uncredited)
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Boyd Cabeen | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Timothy Carey | ... |
Derelict (uncredited)
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Steve Carruthers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
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Harry Cody | ... |
Stagehand (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Fred Curt | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Lucille Curtis | ... |
Stage Mother (uncredited)
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Jack Daly | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Jack Deery | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Harry Denny | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Robert Dix | ... |
Henry (uncredited)
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Joe Duval | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Ralph Edwards | ... |
Ralph Edwards (uncredited)
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Kay English | ... |
Dress Designer (uncredited)
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Stanley Farrar | ... |
Movie Director (uncredited)
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Adolph Faylauer | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Sam Finn | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jerrilyn Flannery | ... |
Child at Audtion (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Joel Fluellen | ... |
The Porter (uncredited)
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Kathleen Freeman | ... |
Mrs. March (uncredited)
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Gail Ganley | ... |
Lillian Roth - Age 15 (uncredited)
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Jack Gargan | ... |
Restaurant Cashier (uncredited)
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Kathy Garver | ... |
Child at Audition (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jerry Glenn | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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James Gonzalez | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Herschel Graham | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Alcoholics Anonymous Patient (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Holmes | ... |
Stage Mother (uncredited)
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Bob Hopkins | ... |
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
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Art Howard | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Sonny Howe | ... |
Acrobatic Dancer (uncredited)
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Anthony Jochim | ... |
Paul - Butler (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Alcoholics Anonymous Patient (uncredited)
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Marc Krah | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Frank Kreig | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Henry Kulky | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Joseph La Cava | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Eddie Lee | ... |
Chinese Grocer (uncredited)
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George Lloyd | ... |
Studio Messenger (uncredited)
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Alyn Lockwood | ... |
Stage Mother (uncredited)
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Herbert Lytton | ... |
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
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Nora Marlowe | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Alphonse Martell | ... |
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin | ... |
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
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Philo McCullough | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Eve McVeagh | ... |
Ethel (uncredited)
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Cheerio Meredith | ... |
Elderly Lady (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Frank Mills | ... |
Dock Worker (uncredited)
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Monty O'Grady | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Jimmy Ogg | ... |
Usher (uncredited)
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Charles Owens | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Kenneth Patterson | ... |
Audition Director (uncredited)
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Troy Patterson | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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George Pembroke | ... |
Husband (uncredited)
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Voltaire Perkins | ... |
Mr. Byrd - Movie Producer (uncredited)
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Jack Perrin | ... |
Alcoholics Anonymous Patient (uncredited)
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Charles Perry | ... |
Alcoholics Anonymous Patient (uncredited)
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Jack Perry | ... |
Bum on Street (uncredited)
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Foster H. Phinney | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski | ... |
Alcoholics Anonymous Patient (uncredited)
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Paul Power | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Florence Ravenel | ... |
Stage Mother (uncredited)
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Vernon Rich | ... |
Club Manager (uncredited)
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Loretta Russell | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Man in TV Audience (uncredited)
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Scott Seaton | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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George Selk | ... |
Switchman (uncredited)
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Bernard Sell | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Stephen Soldi | ... |
Alcoholics Anonymous Patient (uncredited)
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Robert R. Stephenson | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Norman Stevans | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ruth Storey | ... |
Marge Belney (uncredited)
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Charles Tannen | ... |
Audition Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Bill Walker | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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Harlan Warde | ... |
Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Guy Wilkerson | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Robert B. Williams | ... |
Stagehand (uncredited)
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Bernadette Withers | ... |
Child at Audition (uncredited)
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Jeane Wood | ... |
Stage Mother (uncredited)
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Directed by
Daniel Mann |
Written by
Helen Deutsch | ... | (screenplay) and |
Jay Richard Kennedy | ... | (screenplay) |
Lillian Roth | ... | (book "I'll Cry Tomorrow") and |
Mike Connolly | ... | (book "I'll Cry Tomorrow") and |
Gerold Frank | ... | (book "I'll Cry Tomorrow") |
Produced by
Lawrence Weingarten | ... | producer |
Music by
Alex North |
Cinematography by
Arthur E. Arling | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Harold F. Kress |
Art Direction by
Malcolm Brown | ||
Cedric Gibbons |
Set Decoration by
Hugh Hunt | ||
Edwin B. Willis |
Costume Design by
Helen Rose |
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
William Tuttle | ... | makeup creator |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Jennings | ... | assistant director |
Hank Moonjean | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Anders Gullberg | ... | poster artist : Sweden (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Wesley C. Miller | ... | recording supervisor (as Dr. Wesley C. Miller) |
Special Effects by
Warren Newcombe | ... | special effects |
Music Department
Johnny Green | ... | music supervisor |
Alex Alexander | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Jeff Alexander | ... | choral director (uncredited) |
Gus Bivona | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
John Cave | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Alexander Courage | ... | music adaptor (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator: Alex North (uncredited) |
Vincent de Rubertis | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Robert Fleming | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Sam Freed Jr. | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Arthur Gleghorn | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Johnny Green | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Bernard Kundell | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Ray Linn | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Jack Marshall | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Lisa Minghetti | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Dick Noel | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Mel Pedesky | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
Max Rabinowitz | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Lou Raderman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Milton Raskin | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Robert Tucker | ... | vocal coach (uncredited) |
Si Zentner | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Jimmy Zito | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1957) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1957) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- CBS (1978) (United States) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F. of L.)
- Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Deprived of a normal childhood by her ambitious mother, Katie, Lillian Roth becomes a star of Broadway and Hollywood before she is twenty. Shortly before her marriage to her childhood sweetheart, David Tredman, he dies and Lillian takes her first drink of many down the road of becoming an alcoholic. She enters into a short-lived marriage to an immature aviation cadet, Wallie, followed by a divorce and then marriage to a sadistic brute and abuser Tony Bardeman. After a failed suicide attempt, Burt McGuire comes to her aid and helps her find the road back to happiness after sixteen years in a nightmare world, not counting the first twenty with her mother.
Written by Les Adams |
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Taglines | The Whole Shocking and Inspiring Truth! See more » |
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Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Budget | $2,147,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Prior to filming, Susan Hayward took the opportunity to study Lillian Roth's vocal style, tone and delivery when Miss Roth performed in Las Vegas. Moreover, the two women became friends during the production. See more » |
Goofs | At the AA meeting, speakers give their full names. This is inconsistent with the anonymous nature of AA. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #1.10 (1955). See more » |
Soundtracks | Sing You Sinners See more » |
Quotes |
[alcoholic Lillian is desperate for a drink - mother drops the glass bottle on the floor, shattering it]
Lillian Roth: OH! Look what ya did! And ya DID IT ON PURPOSE! You're still trying to make me do what you want, to be what you want! I can't be anything except what I am! Look, look what did you drop that bottle for? What are you trying to do, drive me crazy? Go on, GET THE BOTTLE! GET IT NOW! Katie Roth: All right! All right! All right, it's my fault, huh? I made you become an actress, you didn't want to, all right. I've been a bad mother, you had to support me, all right! All right! ALL RIGHT, EVERYTHING! Just this, and for once in your life you're gonna hear it! Do you know at all why I did it, do you? No you don't! Do you know what kind of a life I had, do you know what it was like to live with your father, put up with his mistakes and afterwards to be left alone with nothing? No money, no career, not young anymore, nothing to fall back on? No you don't! You don't know at all what I tried to save you from, the kind of freedom I never had! I tried to give to you by making you LILLIAN ROTH! Lillian Roth: So you admit it! You invented Lillian Roth! All right, now look at me. I said look at me, don't turn your face away! I'm the looking glass you created to see yourself in! All right, all right see yourself now in me! Look at this ugly picture! And then GET OUTTA HERE! But keep this picture before your face for as LONG AS YOU LIVE! Katie Roth: It's true! Oh, God help me! I owe you this. Every single word of it is true. See more » |