Hollywood has a penchant for making good alcoholic fllms; the granddaddy of which was Lost Weekend with Ray Milland. Days of Wine and Roses would follow this film a few years later and win an Oscar for Jack Lemmon. A case could be made for an Oscar for Hayward in this role as Lillian Roth, but winning an Oscar is not the most important thing; the play's the thing. It is the story that is harrowing as we follow Roth in her own private Hell for years on end. It was amazing she was able to come back from these terrible events. A film not to be missed.
Review of I'll Cry Tomorrow
