The Hard Way (1943)
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Directors
Vincent Sherman
Cast
Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson
The story
Helen Chernen is an ambitious woman, determined to escape poverty in a dirty steel town. She pushes her younger sister Katie into a marriage with singer/dancer Albert Runkel. Katie has no interest in the man, but she is desperate for a better life.
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Drama, Musical, drama film, musical film, romance film
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