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. 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. Fox and james woods the hard way 2019 film, an american action film with michael jai white and luke goss that premiered on netflix. Read the full synopsis of the hard way, 1943, directed by vincent sherman, with ida lupino, dennis morgan, joan leslie, at turner classic movies. 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. According to a 15 may 1977 letter from fuchs, who received an onscreen screenwriting credit with viertel, however, the sab listing is.
Vincent sherman, by studio head jack warner who wanted a more upbeat film. Tomatometer not yet available tomatometer total count. 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. The hard way 1943 0220 1943 us drama 1h 49m user score. Starring ida lupino, dennis morgan, joan leslie, jack carson. 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. Hard way the 1943 joan leslie stars as a woman with average singing talent that jack carson wants to make a star. Embittered, ambitious helen sherman sees an opportunity to escape her drab smalltown life by becoming a stage mother to. Among the film s many fine performances, two stand out.
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. Notes about the hard way, 1943, directed by vincent sherman, with ida lupino, dennis morgan, joan leslie, available from turner classic movies. The year 1943 in film featured various significant events for the film industry. After surveying palm springs, lone pine, death valley, victorville, las vegas, utah. The hard way is now available on dvdr format from the warner archive. Dansk engelsk dk, en, es, zh, ma, sp, yw, em, yq, tl, iz, ap, ez. Shermans first important movie was the hard way 1943, a gritty showbusiness melodrama with fine performances from ida lupino, joan leslie, and jack carson. 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.
This stuff isnt groundbreaking, and you get the impression that the hard way has not aged well. Filme similare cu film the hard way the hard way 1943 filme asemanatoare cu film the hard way the hard way 1943. 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. A clip from the 1945 film too young to know joan leslie. Embittered, ambitious helen sherman sees an opportunity to escape her drab smalltown life by becoming a stage mother to her musicallytalented younger sister. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Watch the hard way full movie in hd visit helen sherman pushes her younger sister katherine into show business in ord. Watch the hard way full movie in hd visit movie 36612 helen sherman pushes her younger sister katherine into show business in ord. Apr 25, 2009 this stuff isnt groundbreaking, and you get the impression that the hard way has not aged well. 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. Helen sherman pushes her younger sister katherine into show business in order to. Shermans first important movie was the hard way 1943, a gritty show business melodrama with fine performances from ida lupino, joan. With the majority of the footage actually taken within the stars homes we get a rare. Kid dynamite 1943 comedy drama starring east side kids by bob ropel.
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. Shermans first important movie was the hard way 1943, a gritty showbusiness melodrama with fine performances from ida lupino, joan. The hard way, madefortv film, starring patrick mcgoohan and lee van cleef the hard way 1991 film, an american comedy with michael j. Hard way, the on dvd 883316174180 from warner bros. Ida lupino, dennis morgan, joan leslie, jack carson, gladys george, paul cavanagh, ann doran, thurston hall director. 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. Jack carson, typically cast in comic roles, is powerfully affecting as a songanddance man whose kind heart is no match for helens ruthless wiles. The beginning of the film is a compilation of newsreel and documentary footage taken in industrial and steel towns. 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. 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. Despite her strong central performance, the film is a disappointment. I had a chance to see this film in a beautiful 35mm print at ucla, along with the similarly themed hard, fast and. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today.
Sab ascribes the screenplay credit to irwin shaw and daniel fuchs, and lists peter viertel only as a contributor to screenplay construction. Vezi film the hard way the hard way 1943 online subtitrat in romana. The hard way 1943 letterboxd social film discovery. Embittered, ambitious helen chernen sees an opportunity to escape her drab smalltown life by becoming a stage mother to her musicallytalented younger sister. Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for the hard way 1943. 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. 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. 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 film was based on a story by irwin shaw which was reportedly.
With ida lupino, joan leslie, dennis morgan, jack carson. Buy tickets ida lupino won critical praise for her continue reading. The north star free full movie 1943 war film by vidiotlol2000. Staring joan leslie, dennis morgan, gladys george and ida lupino. To add to the authenticity of the topical story, the north african desert locale was reproduced with the utmost possible realism. 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. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines.
February 20 american film studio executives agree to allow the office of war information to censor films. Hefner classic american film program present independent stardom on screen. A wartime romantic adventure released in 1942, it has integrated itself into our culture like few films ever have. Buy the hard way movie poster 14 x 36 inches 36cm x 92cm 1943 insert ida lupinodennis morganjoan lesliejack carsongladys georgefaye emerson. 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. Thank your lucky stars 1943, full of cameos from warner stars. The hard way was mostly filmed inside soundstages on the warner bros. Nov 27, 2012 hendersons film industries have spent the last years interviewing some of the biggest names in hollywood. So the films ends up resting heavily on ida lupino. Greatly enjoyed this 1942 film starring ida lupino,mrs.
After years of accepting bette davis castoff casting offers, underutilized leading lady ida lupino has her chance to. Her sisterand guardianhelen chernen ida lupino cant afford it. Lupino is the overbearing, older sister that pushes her little sister to stardom. The hard way film streaming italiano so hard wikipedia. 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. In the industrial city of green hills, katie blaine joan leslie dreams of wearing an eightdollar white dress to her high school graduation. 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. She works hard for the money e lundicesimo album in studio della cantante donna summer.
Casablanca is always at or near the top of lists of favorite films. He really got a chance to show his acting talent being. Morgan costarred with ann sheridan in wings for the eagle 1942 and ida lupino in the hard way 1943. Ida lupino venceu o premio do new york film critics circle como melhor atriz. 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. The hard way 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dennis morgan in the trailer for the film the hard way 1943.
Ingrid bergmans dress from casablanca later altered for ida lupino in the 1943 film the hard way. Box office numbers were reported at the time as a percentage compared to normal business at each theater. Garland would have been ideal, had played the other sister this would have been a better film. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
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. Helen chernen who was married to a man who worked in a coal mine and helen took care of her younger. In this dark drama an ironwilled older sister forcibly thrusts her only modestly talented younger sister into a broadway career. Helen sherman pushes her younger sister katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.
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. The hard way is basically just an entertaining bad movie. Ida lupino and joan leslie were great and this is the best dramatic film ive ever seen jack carson in. The hard way is a film directed by vincent sherman with ida lupino, joan leslie, dennis morgan, jack carson, year.
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. 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. Biting, observant, set against a glittery showbiz backdrop, the hard way has earned its reputation as one of hollywoods great melodramas.
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. The hard way dvdr 1943 warner archive collection mod. Apr 01, 2012 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. Old acquaintance 1943 was a popular drama starring bette davis and miriam hopkins as feuding writers. Joan leslie youth must have its fling the hard way,1943. Lupinos performance was so believable that i couldnt help myself from hating her character.
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