First, You Cry

• Director: George Schaefer
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Medical Drama, Biopic
• Themes: Crumbling Marriages, Members of the Press, Battling Illness
• Release Year: 1978
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

NBC correspondent Betty Rollin's book about her own mastectomy, First You Cry, was adapted for television by Carmen Culver. Mary Tyler Moore plays Ms. Rollins, who discovers after her breast surgery that her "loving" husband (Anthony Perkins) is a cad who can't withstand the pressure of living with a woman in dire need of emotional support. Thankfully, Ms. Rollins is able to begin a new life with the tender, compassionate man (Richard Crenna) who's loved her all along. Unfortunately, the rest of the film is just as simplistic as its romantic angle. Despite Mary Tyler Moore's consummate performance, First You Cry (originally telecast November 8, 1978) is better read than seen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Patricia Barry - Anne; Antoinette Bower - Marsha; Richard Dysart - Dr. Brennerman; Florence Eldridge - Mrs. Rollin; Leigh Hamilton - Party Guest; Vivi Janiss - Martha; Don Johnson - Daniel Easton; William Lanteau - Notions Clerk; Eda Reiss Merin - Saleswoman; Mary Tyler Moore - Betty Rollin; Robin Pearson Rose - Robin; Jennifer Warren - Erica Wells; James A. Watson Jr. - Cal Connors; Richard Crenna - David Towers; Anthony Perkins - Arthur Herzog; Donald Bishop - Dr. Sanford Elby; Carole Hemingway - Interviewer; Sari Price - Correspondent

Credit

Albert Heschong - Art Director, George Schaefer - Director, James Galloway - Editor, Peter Matz - Composer (Music Score), Albert Heschong - Production Designer, Edward R. Brown - Cinematographer, Philip Barry Jr. - Producer, Carmen Culver - Screenwriter, Betty Rollin - Book Author

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