The Hard Way.

Helen Chernen (Ida Lupino) pushes her younger sister Katie (Joan Leslie) into a marriage with singer/dancer Albert Runkel (Jack Carson) Katie has no interest in the man, but is desperate to leave the poor conditions she and her sister live in, a dirty steel town. Now living in wealthier surroundings, Helen tries to make a start of Katie's career, putting her on a Broadway play. Runkel can't bear the idea of his wife having more success than himself and eventually kills himself.

Credits

Cast
Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie

Copyright

Complete catalog record
THE HARD WAY. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., c1943. 109 min., sd. A Warner Bros.-First National picture. Credits: Producer, Jerry Wald; director, Vincent Sherman; screenplay, Daniel Fuchs, Peter Viertel; music, H. Roemheld; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; orchestral arrangements, Ray Heindorf; film editor, Thomas Pratt. © Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 26Jun43; LP12117.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q7738862 ↗ — color, country