The Hard Way
You'd never believe they're sisters!
Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.
Director Vincent Sherman
Trailer
Cast
Paul Cavanagh
John 'Jack' Shagrue
Nestor Paiva
Max Wade (Uncredited)
Lou Lubin
Frenchy (Uncredited)
Lon McCallister
Bud (Uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
Eddie (Uncredited)
Charles Drake
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Harry Lewis
Serious Young Man (Uncredited)
Dennis Morgan
Paul Collins
Ann Doran
Dorshka (Uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Stacy Keach, Sr.
First Theatrical Agent in Montage (Uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Ida Lupino
Helen Chernen
Jody Gilbert
Anderson (Uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Theatrical Agent (Uncredited)
Jack Carson
Albert Runkel
Leona Maricle
Laura Britton (Uncredited)
Jean Ames
Pudgy Girl (Uncredited)
Sonia Darrin
Chorus Girl (Uncredited)
Hank Mann
Backstage Janitor (Uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Intern at Hospital (Uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Policeman at Dock (Uncredited)
Vera Lewis
'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
Harry Semels
Passerby (Uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Essie (Uncredited)
Julie Bishop
Chorine (Uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Railroad Ticket Taker (Uncredited)
William Hopper
Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Charles Judels
Mr. Flores (Uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Miner (Uncredited)
Monte Blue
Man in Audience (Uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Vaudeville Midget (Uncredited)
Leo White
Graduation Photographer (Uncredited)
Thurston Hall
Harry (Uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
Maria (Uncredited)
Dolores Moran
Young Blonde (Uncredited)
Dave Willock
Bellboy (Uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Chorus Boy (Uncredited)
Jimmy Butler
Boy (Uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Embassy Club Patron (Uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Embassy Club Headwaiter (Uncredited)
Murray Alper
Joe Duglatz (Uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
William Forrest
'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
Roman Bohnen
Sam Chernen (Uncredited)
Frances Morris
Telephone Operator (Uncredited)
Lew Harvey
Working Man at Theater (Uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Oscar Evans (Uncredited)
Joan Leslie
Katherine 'Katie' Blaine
Gladys George
Lily Emery
Ray Montgomery
Johnny Gilpin (Uncredited)
Faye Emerson
Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
Bert Moorhouse
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Roland Drew
Roland (Uncredited)
Edward McWade
Stage Doorman (Uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)