The Hard Way (1943)
1h 49m
Running Time
January 13, 1943Release Date
The Hard Way (1943)
1h 49m
Running Time
January 13, 1943Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.
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Cast & Crew.
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)
Ray Montgomery
Johnny Gilpin (Uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Essie (Uncredited)
Murray Alper
Joe Duglatz (Uncredited)
Julie Bishop
Chorine (Uncredited)
Roland Drew
Roland (Uncredited)
Jody Gilbert
Anderson (Uncredited)
Marian Hall
Anna (Uncredited)
Jean Inness
Flora Ames (Uncredited)
Charles Judels
Mr. Flores (Uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Oscar Evans (Uncredited)
Lou Lubin
Frenchy (Uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Bill (Uncredited)
Lon McCallister
Bud (Uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
Eddie (Uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Railroad Ticket Taker (Uncredited)
Dolores Moran
Young Blonde (Uncredited)
Dave Willock
Bellboy (Uncredited)
Sam Garrett
Cowboy (Uncredited)
Dick French
Playboy (Uncredited)
Jimmy Butler
Boy (Uncredited)
Jean Ames
Pudgy Girl (Uncredited)
Peggy Diggins
Tipsy Girl at Party (Uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
Charles Drake
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Faye Emerson
Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
Ben Hall
Ice Cream Parlor Counterman (Uncredited)
Harry Lewis
Serious Young Man (Uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Theatrical Agent (Uncredited)
Hank Mann
Backstage Janitor (Uncredited)
Frances Morris
Telephone Operator (Uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Miner (Uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Butler in Play (Uncredited)
Leo White
Graduation Photographer (Uncredited)
Harry Semels
Passerby (Uncredited)
Monte Blue
Man in Audience (Uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Man in Audience (Uncredited)
Eddie Craven
Call Boy in Montage (Uncredited)
Stacy Keach, Sr.
First Theatrical Agent in Montage (Uncredited)
Jack Kennedy
Second Theatrical Agent in Montage (Uncredited)
C. Harry Clark
Working Man at Theater (Uncredited)
Lew Harvey
Working Man at Theater (Uncredited)
Jack Wise
Actor Leaving Theater (Uncredited)
Merrillee Lannon
Western Union Clerk (Uncredited)
William Hopper
Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Edward McWade
Stage Doorman (Uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Intern at Hospital (Uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Policeman at Dock (Uncredited)
Wallace Scott
Bum at Dock (Uncredited)
Vera Lewis
'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
William Forrest
'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Embassy Club Patron (Uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Embassy Club Headwaiter (Uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Chorus Boy (Uncredited)
Sonia Darrin
Chorus Girl (Uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Tom Stevenson
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Vaudeville Midget (Uncredited)
Mary Curtis
Vaudeville Midget (Uncredited)
Victor Zimmerman
Electrician at Vaudeville Show (Uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Electrician at Vaudeville Show (Uncredited)
Sue Moore
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Thomas Pratt
Editor
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Vincent Sherman
Director
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer / Presenter
Daniel Fuchs
Screenplay
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Jerry Wald
Story / Producer
Peter Viertel
Screenplay
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 13, 1943
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
small town
marriage
stage mother
showbiz
Wiki.
The Hard Way is a 1943 Warner Bros. musical drama film starring Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, and Joan Leslie. Directed by Vincent Sherman, it is based on a story by Irwin Shaw which was reportedly based on Ginger Rogers' relationship with her first husband Jack Pepper (whom she married in 1928 at age 17) and her mother Lela.
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