
The Hard Way
You'd never believe they're sisters!
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Release Date
1/13/1943Runtime
109 minsGenres
Overview
Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.
Status
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EnglishBudget
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A woman's desperate drive to lift her sister out of poverty through show business dreams creates a pressure cooker of resentment and sacrifice, examining what ambition costs those caught in its wake.
Mood
BittersweetTenseMelancholic
Themes
AmbitionFamilyComing of age
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
Naturalistic
Structure
Linear

Ida Lupino
Helen Chernen

Dennis Morgan
Paul Collins

Joan Leslie
Katherine 'Katie' Blaine

Jack Carson
Albert Runkel

Gladys George
Lily Emery

Paul Cavanagh
John 'Jack' Shagrue

Ann Doran
Dorshka (Uncredited)

Thurston Hall
Harry (Uncredited)

Nestor Paiva
Max Wade (Uncredited)

Joan Woodbury
Maria (Uncredited)

Roman Bohnen
Sam Chernen (Uncredited)

Leona Maricle
Laura Britton (Uncredited)
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