The hard way 1943 film

Dennis morgan in the trailer for the film the hard way 1943. A clip from the 1945 film too young to know joan leslie. Shermans first important movie was the hard way 1943, a gritty show business melodrama with fine performances from ida lupino, joan. The hard way 1943 is a ambitious rise to stardom picture, trying to make it tragic, almost completely miscasting many of the important roles to make much of it. Retribution is painfully slow acoming in the new warners opus at the strand, which may or may not be the reason why it has been dubbed the hard way. Vincent shermans 1943 the hard way stars ida lupino as an ambitious, manipulative woman who pushes her younger sister into a musical theater career, stopping at nothing to get her sister to the top. The hard way 1943 letterboxd social film discovery.

To pacify warner, sherman eventually added a happier prologue and epilogue that frames the drama, although whether this works or not depends on the viewer. And ida lupino is pitchperfect as helen, etching an indelible portrait of twisted ambition that won her the 1943 new york film critics circle award for best actress. So the films ends up resting heavily on ida lupino. Shermans first important movie was the hard way 1943, a gritty showbusiness melodrama with fine performances from ida lupino, joan. Garland would have been ideal, had played the other sister this would have been a better film. Buy the hard way movie poster 14 x 36 inches 36cm x 92cm 1943 insert ida lupinodennis morganjoan lesliejack carsongladys georgefaye emerson. The film was 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 own mother, lela. Hefner classic american film program present independent stardom on screen. Ida lupino venceu o premio do new york film critics circle como melhor atriz. Kid dynamite 1943 comedy drama starring east side kids by bob ropel. In this dark drama an ironwilled older sister forcibly thrusts her only modestly talented younger sister into a broadway career. A wartime romantic adventure released in 1942, it has integrated itself into our culture like few films ever have. Tomatometer not yet available tomatometer total count.

To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Notes about the hard way, 1943, directed by vincent sherman, with ida lupino, dennis morgan, joan leslie, available from turner classic movies. I had a chance to see this film in a beautiful 35mm print at ucla, along with the similarly themed hard, fast and. Embittered, ambitious helen sherman sees an opportunity to escape her drab smalltown life by becoming a stage mother to. Lupinos performance was so believable that i couldnt help myself from hating her character. The hard way film streaming italiano so hard wikipedia. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. In the industrial city of green hills, katie blaine joan leslie dreams of wearing an eightdollar white dress to her high school graduation. The year 1943 in film featured various significant events for the film industry. Old acquaintance 1943 was a popular drama starring bette davis and miriam hopkins as feuding writers.

The hard way 1943 directed by vincent sherman genres drama subgenres family drama, showbiz drama release date feb 20, 1943 usa unknown run time 109 min. After surveying palm springs, lone pine, death valley, victorville, las vegas, utah. Hollywood had no idea what to do with the willowy, bigeyed beauty so she mostly spent the first ten years of her film career bouncing around. This stuff isnt groundbreaking, and you get the impression that the hard way has not aged well. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. February 20 american film studio executives agree to allow the office of war information to censor films. Starring ida lupino, dennis morgan, joan leslie, jack carson. Sab ascribes the screenplay credit to irwin shaw and daniel fuchs, and lists peter viertel only as a contributor to screenplay construction. Nov 27, 2012 hendersons film industries have spent the last years interviewing some of the biggest names in hollywood. To add to the authenticity of the topical story, the north african desert locale was reproduced with the utmost possible realism. In one scene near the beginning of the film, leslie, who hasnt yet left the steel town of green hill to start her showbiz career is seen taking a class photo in front of her high school. Spacepirates rating of the film the hard way spacepirate lupino steals the show in most scenes shes in, but the real surprise for this film for me was the tragic character portrayed by jack carson. There is nothing very remarkable about the hard way, except for its comic energy, but the energy of this movie is everything, reminding me of the wisecracking, hard boiled screwball comedies of. Helen sherman pushes her younger sister katherine into show business in order to.

The hard way is a film directed by vincent sherman with ida lupino, joan leslie, dennis morgan, jack carson, year. The hard way 1943 0220 1943 us drama 1h 49m user score. The hard way 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It has a lot of style and tight characterisation but the waves of melodrama are anchored by plot devices that have been done to death since, and probably before, vincent shermans film was released in 1943.

The hard way was mostly filmed inside soundstages on the warner bros. Vincent sherman, by studio head jack warner who wanted a more upbeat film. Among the film s many fine performances, two stand out. Embittered, ambitious helen chernen sees an opportunity to escape her drab smalltown life by becoming a stage mother to her musicallytalented younger sister. The hard way 1943 is a ambitious rise to stardom picture, trying to make it tragic, almost completely miscasting many of the important roles to make much of it effective. Fox and james woods the hard way 2019 film, an american action film with michael jai white and luke goss that premiered on netflix. Ingrid bergmans dress from casablanca later altered for ida lupino in the 1943 film the hard way. With ida lupino, joan leslie, dennis morgan, jack carson. After years of accepting bette davis castoff casting offers, underutilized leading lady ida lupino has her chance to. Morgan costarred with ann sheridan in wings for the eagle 1942 and ida lupino in the hard way 1943. The hard way 1943 set in a depressed coalmining town, the hard way 1942 is the story of helen chernen, an unhappily married woman, living on the edge of poverty. Ida lupino, dennis morgan, joan leslie, jack carson, gladys george, paul cavanagh, ann doran, thurston hall director. Read the full synopsis of the hard way, 1943, directed by vincent sherman, with ida lupino, dennis morgan, joan leslie, at turner classic movies. Greatly enjoyed this 1942 film starring ida lupino,mrs.

She works hard for the money e lundicesimo album in studio della cantante donna summer. An unscrupulous sister wrecks the life of her brother in law, and nearly that of her sister in her determination to make her a star. The hard way is basically just an entertaining bad movie. Aug 29, 2014 hard way the 1943 joan leslie stars as a woman with average singing talent that jack carson wants to make a star.

Casablanca is always at or near the top of lists of favorite films. Her sisterand guardianhelen chernen ida lupino cant afford it. Joan leslie youth must have its fling the hard way,1943. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. He really got a chance to show his acting talent being. Watch the hard way full movie in hd visit movie 36612 helen sherman pushes her younger sister katherine into show business in ord. The hard way approved 1h 49min drama, musical, romance 20 february 1943 usa embittered, ambitious helen chernen sees an opportunity to escape her drab smalltown life by becoming a stage mother to her musicallytalented younger sister. The hard way 1943 film locations when i watched the film the hard way 1943 i wanted to reach into the screen and slap actress ida lupino. Ambitious helen chernin ida lupino pushes her talented younger sister katherine joan leslie into marriage with broken down songanddance man albert runkel jack carson so that the two women can leave the dirty steel town where they live. Older sister helen ida lupino laying a shrewd line on traveling vaudevillian albert jack carson, who then springs younger sister katherine joan leslie on partner paul dennis morgan as they leave town, in the hard way, 1943. Born into a family whose theatrical pedigree extended as far back as renaissance italy, ida lupino was a vaudevillian from birth, a royal academy of dramatic arts trained.

The hard way, madefortv film, starring patrick mcgoohan and lee van cleef the hard way 1991 film, an american comedy with michael j. Buy tickets ida lupino won critical praise for her continue reading. Actor bill kennedy, who was the voice of the radio announcer in this film, became the host of his own movie show in the midtolate 1960s in the detroit area, first on cklwtv now cbet, channel 9, in windsor, ontario, canada, and then from the early 1970s to his retirement in the mid1980s on wkbdtv, channel 50, in detroit. Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for the hard way 1943. Despite her strong central performance, the film is a disappointment. Hard way, the on dvd 883316174180 from warner bros. The hard way 1942 cast and crew helen ida lupino wants out of her small town and sees her sister katie joan leslie as her means when she discovers that katie can sing. In an attempt to prevent her sister katherine from making the same mistakes in life she did, helen pushes her into a career in show business. Staring joan leslie, dennis morgan, gladys george and ida lupino.

Box office numbers were reported at the time as a percentage compared to normal business at each theater. The hard way 1942 helen ida lupino wants out of her small town and sees her sister katie joan leslie as her means when she discovers that katie can sing. Lupino is the overbearing, older sister that pushes her little sister to stardom. With the majority of the footage actually taken within the stars homes we get a rare. The beginning of the film is a compilation of newsreel and documentary footage taken in industrial and steel towns. According to a 15 may 1977 letter from fuchs, who received an onscreen screenwriting credit with viertel, however, the sab listing is. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. The hard way 1943 sea devils 1937 out of the fog 1941 pillow to post 1945 outrage 1950 moontide 1942 they drive by night 1940. Vezi film the hard way the hard way 1943 online subtitrat in romana. The hard way dvdr 1943 warner archive collection mod. Watch the hard way full movie in hd visit helen sherman pushes her younger sister katherine into show business in ord.

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The hard way 1943 after years of accepting bette davis castoff casting offers, underutilized leading lady ida lupino has her chance to dazzle as the worldly, callous creature that would help define her legacy as an onscreen performer. The film was based on a story by irwin shaw which was reportedly. Biting, observant, set against a glittery showbiz backdrop, the hard way has earned its reputation as one of hollywoods great melodramas. Helen chernen who was married to a man who worked in a coal mine and helen took care of her younger. Apr 25, 2009 this stuff isnt groundbreaking, and you get the impression that the hard way has not aged well. Hard way the 1943 joan leslie stars as a woman with average singing talent that jack carson wants to make a star. Helen sherman pushes her younger sister katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty. Shermans first important movie was the hard way 1943, a gritty showbusiness melodrama with fine performances from ida lupino, joan leslie, and jack carson. Thank your lucky stars 1943, full of cameos from warner stars. The hard way is now available on dvdr format from the warner archive. Ida lupino and joan leslie were great and this is the best dramatic film ive ever seen jack carson in. Jack carson, typically cast in comic roles, is powerfully affecting as a songanddance man whose kind heart is no match for helens ruthless wiles.