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The Hard Way

Vincent Sherman

1943 • 1h 49m

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

The Hard Way

AFS PRESENTS: IDA LUPINO: THE HARD WAY

Cast

Ida Lupino

Ida LupinoHelen Chernen

Dennis Morgan

Dennis MorganPaul Collins

Joan Leslie

Joan LeslieKatherine 'Katie' Blaine

Jack Carson

Jack CarsonAlbert Runkel

Gladys George

Gladys GeorgeLily Emery

Paul Cavanagh

Paul CavanaghJohn 'Jack' Shagrue

Ann Doran

Ann DoranDorshka (Uncredited)

Thurston Hall

Thurston HallHarry (Uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Nestor PaivaMax Wade (Uncredited)

Joan Woodbury

Joan WoodburyMaria (Uncredited)

Roman Bohnen

Roman BohnenSam Chernen (Uncredited)

Leona Maricle

Leona MaricleLaura Britton (Uncredited)

Ray Montgomery

Ray MontgomeryJohnny Gilpin (Uncredited)

Libby Taylor

Libby TaylorEssie (Uncredited)

Murray Alper

Murray AlperJoe Duglatz (Uncredited)

Crew

James Wong Howe

James Wong HoweDirector of Photography

Vincent Sherman

Vincent ShermanDirector

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. WarnerExecutive Producer

Heinz Roemheld

Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer

Jerry Wald

Jerry WaldStory

Peter Viertel

Peter ViertelScreenplay

Orry-Kelly

Orry-KellyCostume Design

Don Siegel

Don SiegelEditorial Services

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo FriedhoferOrchestrator

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The Hard Way (1943) — Backlot Notes