The Hard Way
# You'd never believe they're sisters!
📜 Overview:
Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1943-01-13
⌚ Running Time:
109 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.6
Beloved Cast
Helen Chernen
Ida Lupino
Paul Collins
Dennis Morgan
Katherine 'Katie' Blaine
Joan Leslie
Albert Runkel
Jack Carson
Lily Emery
Gladys George
John 'Jack' Shagrue
Paul Cavanagh
Dorshka (Uncredited)
Ann Doran
Harry (Uncredited)
Thurston Hall
Max Wade (Uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Maria (Uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
Sam Chernen (Uncredited)
Roman Bohnen
Laura Britton (Uncredited)
Leona Maricle
Johnny Gilpin (Uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
Essie (Uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Joe Duglatz (Uncredited)
Murray Alper
Chorine (Uncredited)
Julie Bishop
Roland (Uncredited)
Roland Drew
Anderson (Uncredited)
Jody Gilbert
Anna (Uncredited)
Marian Hall
Flora Ames (Uncredited)
Jean Inness
Mr. Flores (Uncredited)
Charles Judels
Oscar Evans (Uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Frenchy (Uncredited)
Lou Lubin
Bill (Uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Bud (Uncredited)
Lon McCallister
Eddie (Uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Railroad Ticket Taker (Uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Young Blonde (Uncredited)
Dolores Moran
Bellboy (Uncredited)
Dave Willock
Cowboy (Uncredited)
Sam Garrett
Playboy (Uncredited)
Dick French
Boy (Uncredited)
Jimmy Butler
Pudgy Girl (Uncredited)
Jean Ames
Tipsy Girl at Party (Uncredited)
Peggy Diggins
Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Charles Drake
Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
Faye Emerson
Ice Cream Parlor Counterman (Uncredited)
Ben Hall
Serious Young Man (Uncredited)
Harry Lewis
Theatrical Agent (Uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Backstage Janitor (Uncredited)
Hank Mann
Telephone Operator (Uncredited)
Frances Morris
Miner (Uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Butler in Play (Uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Graduation Photographer (Uncredited)
Leo White
Passerby (Uncredited)
Harry Semels
Man in Audience (Uncredited)
Monte Blue
Man in Audience (Uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Call Boy in Montage (Uncredited)
Eddie Craven
First Theatrical Agent in Montage (Uncredited)
Stacy Keach, Sr.
Second Theatrical Agent in Montage (Uncredited)
Jack Kennedy
Working Man at Theater (Uncredited)
C. Harry Clark
Working Man at Theater (Uncredited)
Lew Harvey
Actor Leaving Theater (Uncredited)
Jack Wise
Western Union Clerk (Uncredited)
Merrillee Lannon
Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
William Hopper
Stage Doorman (Uncredited)
Edward McWade
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Intern at Hospital (Uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Policeman at Dock (Uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Bum at Dock (Uncredited)
Wallace Scott
'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
Vera Lewis
'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
William Forrest
Embassy Club Patron (Uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Embassy Club Headwaiter (Uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Chorus Boy (Uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Chorus Girl (Uncredited)
Sonia Darrin
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Tom Stevenson
Vaudeville Midget (Uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Vaudeville Midget (Uncredited)
Mary Curtis
Electrician at Vaudeville Show (Uncredited)
Victor Zimmerman
Electrician at Vaudeville Show (Uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Sue Moore