The Hard Way
Paese d'origine: USA
Genere: Drama
Lingue: English
Plot: Ambitious Helen Sherman (Ida Lupino) pushes her talented younger sister Katherine (Joan Leslie) into marriage with broken down song-and-dance man Albert Runkel (Jack Carson) so that the two women can leave the dirty steel town where they live. Runkel's partner Paul Collins (Dennis Morgan), however, sees through Helen's plan. Helen continues driving her sister's career and eventually Katherine becomes a star on Broadway, while Runkel and Collins' act flounders. Unable to cope with his wife's success and Helen's efforts to destroy their marriage, Runkel kills himself. Success soon goes to Katherine's head and she becomes a fast-living party girl. Time passes and Helen and Katherine run into Paul, now a successful band leader. He and Katherine soon fall in love. The two sisters eventually have a showdown on opening night of Katherine's latest show when Katherine discovers that Helen is also in love with Paul.
Colonna sonora: - "I'll string along with you" by 'Harry Warren' (qv) and 'Al Dubin' (qv) (lyric) Sung by Joan Leslie and 'Jack Carson (I)' (qv) Joan Leslie dubbed by Sally Sweetland - "Am I Blue" by 'Harry Akst' (qv) and Garnt Clarke Sung by Joan Leslie Joan Leslie dubbed by Sally Sweetland
Visti censura internazionale: Sweden:15
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Sweden:28 February 1944 |
| OFM:35 mm |
| PCS:Spherical |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:1.37 : 1 |
| USA:108 |
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
warner bros.
produzione cinematografica: warner bros.
produttore cinematografico: wald jerry (i) warner jack l.
regista: sherman vincent
attore: lupino ida leslie joan morgan dennis (i) carson jack (i) george gladys emerson faye cavanagh paul bohnen roman bishop julie curtis mary doran ann ames jean scott wallace (i) gilbert jody inness jean paiva nestor parnell emory van zandt philip alper murray judels charles kennedy bill (i) lewis harry (ii) lubin lou mann hank mccallister lon montgomery ray (i) chandler eddy curtis billy (i) davis joel dearing edgar edwards bill (i) faylen frank hall thurston lewis vera maricle leona moran dolores taylor libby woodbury joan
direttore della fotografia: howe james wong
montaggio: pratt thomas (i)
compositori: roemheld heinz scholl max jerome m.k.
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: fuchs daniel (i) viertel peter
costumi: orry-kelly
troupe varia: winston harold prinz le roy heindorf ray siegel don
produzione cinematografica: warner bros.
produttore cinematografico: wald jerry (i) warner jack l.
regista: sherman vincent
attore: lupino ida leslie joan morgan dennis (i) carson jack (i) george gladys emerson faye cavanagh paul bohnen roman bishop julie curtis mary doran ann ames jean scott wallace (i) gilbert jody inness jean paiva nestor parnell emory van zandt philip alper murray judels charles kennedy bill (i) lewis harry (ii) lubin lou mann hank mccallister lon montgomery ray (i) chandler eddy curtis billy (i) davis joel dearing edgar edwards bill (i) faylen frank hall thurston lewis vera maricle leona moran dolores taylor libby woodbury joan
direttore della fotografia: howe james wong
montaggio: pratt thomas (i)
compositori: roemheld heinz scholl max jerome m.k.
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: fuchs daniel (i) viertel peter
costumi: orry-kelly
troupe varia: winston harold prinz le roy heindorf ray siegel don


