The Hard Way

February. 20,1943      NR
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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

Ida Lupino as  Helen Chernen
Dennis Morgan as  Paul Collins
Joan Leslie as  Katherine 'Katie' Blaine
Jack Carson as  Albert Runkel
Gladys George as  Lily Emery
Paul Cavanagh as  John 'Jack' Shagrue
Ann Doran as  Dorshka (Uncredited)
Thurston Hall as  Harry (Uncredited)
Nestor Paiva as  Max Wade (Uncredited)
Joan Woodbury as  Maria (Uncredited)

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Reviews

Actuakers
1943/02/20

One of my all time favorites.

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PodBill
1943/02/21

Just what I expected

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Dirtylogy
1943/02/22

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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Rosie Searle
1943/02/23

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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