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The Hard Way(1943)

NRJanuary 13, 19431h 49m

64%User score 64 percent

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22 votes

You'd never believe they're sisters!

Overview

Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.

Director: Vincent Sherman
Writers: Jerry Wald, Peter Viertel, Daniel Fuchs

Top Billed Cast

Ida Lupino
Helen Chernen
Dennis Morgan
Paul Collins
Joan Leslie
Katherine 'Katie' Blaine
Jack Carson
Albert Runkel

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Facts

Status: Released
Original title: The Hard Way
Original language: English
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Keywords

small town
show business
marriage
stage mother

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