The Hard Way
You'd never believe they're sisters!
A mid-century drama about ambition and sisterhood, exploring the cost of escaping poverty through show business and the tensions between familial obligation and personal desire.
Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.
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Ida Lupino
Helen Chernen
Dennis Morgan
Paul Collins
Joan Leslie
Katherine 'Katie' Blaine
Jack Carson
Albert Runkel
Gladys George
Lily Emery
Paul Cavanagh
John 'Jack' Shagrue
Ann Doran
Dorshka (Uncredited)
Thurston Hall
Harry (Uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Max Wade (Uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
Maria (Uncredited)
Roman Bohnen
Sam Chernen (Uncredited)
Leona Maricle
Laura Britton (Uncredited)
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