Tomorrow Is Another Day

Starts out strong and fizzles out. In the early stages, it's classic noir, with an intriguing femme fatale, appealing stylization, a rough edge and some good on-the-lam scenes. Then Ruth Roman's character takes a rather unbelievable turn and the film becomes a dull melodrama. Once in a while an interesting facet will surface, but it's a big dropoff from the movie's early promise. Steve Cochran is pretty good throughout, and Roman is excellent up until the change. Never bad, but disappointing.

Taut direction and great noir atmosphere, with Cochran excellent as a slow-witted and naive man who has spent his teenage and early adult years in prison, and Roman compelling as a hard-as-nails dime-a-dance girl. Unfortunately--just about the time Roman switches from blonde to brunette--the script goes soft, the acting goes soft, and the film ends worse than it began.

Star Rating: ★★★1/2

Mediocre melodrama.

Pretty cool picture with Ruth Roman & Steve Cochran on the run. Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) is really a love story. It's just that it's wrapped in a crime scenario, and it fools you into thinking there is danger always lurking. Felix E. Feist has come a long way since his days directing short silly subjects. This was masterclass.