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The Hard Way

The Hard Way

Drama
1943, Movie, 1h 49min
When Bette Davis turned down the lead role in this juicy, dark-hearted backstage melodrama (a decision she later regretted), it paved the way for Ida Lupino to take on one of her finest dramatic showcases. She is at her hard-edged best as the fiercely ambitious stage “mother” who will do almost anything—and betray almost anyone—to turn her talented sister (Joan Leslie) into a Broadway star and pull them both out of a life of small-town drudgery.
Country: United States
Director:
Vincent Sherman
Cast:
Harold Miller,
Bert Stevens,
Bert Moorhouse,
Jeffrey Sayre
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Cast & Crew

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Vincent Sherman
Director
Harold Miller
As Party Guest (Uncredited)
Bert Stevens
As Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
As Party Guest (Uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
As Chorus Boy (Uncredited)
Cyril Ring
As Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Emory Parnell
As Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
As Policeman at Dock (Uncredited)

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