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  1. The Bad Sister (1931) features the debut of Bette Davis. While Ms. Davis is given the good sister role with little to do in the movie, Sidney Fox takes the title role. The movie is thoroughly entertaining and showcases some great performances (David Durand and Zasu Pitts). The worse part is the end of the movie.

  2. 35 User reviews. 12 Critic reviews. Photos. Top cast. Edit. Conrad Nagel. Dr. Dick Lindley. Sidney Fox. Marianne Madison.

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    • Drama
    • Hobart Henley
    • 1931-03-29
  3. Bad Sister. Rated 3/5 Stars • 02/27/24. Rated 2/5 Stars • 03/31/23. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • 03/31/23. Rated 2/5 Stars • 02/27/23. Hobart Henley. Director. Conrad Nagel. Lindley.

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    • Conrad Nagel, Sidney Fox, Bette Davis
    • Hobart Henley
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    The family’s youngest brother pesters his sister about her undergarments: “Why don’t you wear lace pants?”

    The Bad Sister is a scattershot slice of Americana. Like more famous brethren, we follow one family through troubles, heartbreak and finally peace. However, while there are some effective personal conflicts, the movie is a little too… offto really fly. It’s hard to pinpoint. It may be in just how simple things turn out to be, it may be the age of t...

    Bette Davis’ first film, and the first time she costarred with Humphrey Bogart. She would also appear with him in the pre-Code Three on a Match.

  4. Bad Sister (1931): Hobart Henley’s Pre-Code Melodrama, Starring Conrad Nagel and Bette Davis in her Screen Debut. November 20, 2021 by EmanuelLevy. Hobart Henley directed Bad Sister, a pre-Code drama, marking the screen debuts of Bette Davis and Sidney Fox, who was billed over Davis. Bad Sister.

  5. Bad Sister is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The screenplay by Edwin H. Knopf, Tom Reed, and Raymond L. Schrock is based on the 1913 novel The Flirt by Booth Tarkington, which had been filmed in 1916 and 1922.

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