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      The Hard Way

      1942, Drama, 1h 49m

      3 Reviews 100+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      Helen (Ida Lupino) wants out of her small town and sees her sister Katie (Joan Leslie) as her means when she discovers that Katie can sing. Manipulating Katie into a marriage with another singer, Katie finds happiness on the road performing, but Helen wants more. She forces Katie to dump her singing husband and go solo. As Katie's success grows, the tension between the two sisters increases and is taken to the breaking point when they both fall in love with the same man.

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Vincent Sherman

      • Producer: Jerry Wald

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      • Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

      Cast & Crew

      Ida Lupino
      Dennis Morgan
      Joan Leslie
      Jack Carson
      Faye Emerson
      Paul Cavanagh
      Leona Maricle
      Roman Bohnen
      Ray Montgomery
      Julie Bishop
      Nestor Paiva
      Joan Woodbury
      Ann Doran
      Lou Lubin
      Charles Judels

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      • Jan 08, 2008

        Not quite as good as "The Man I Love" but Ida offers her usual superior performance, if a stronger actress with more musical talent than Joan Leslie, Judy Garland would have been ideal, had played the other sister this would have been a better film. Gladys George steals her too few scenes.

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