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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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Bad Sister: Directed by Hobart Henley. With Conrad Nagel, Sidney Fox, Bette Davis, Zasu Pitts. Marianne falls in love with a con artist who has a hidden agenda.
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Marianne Madison is the sought-after daughter of merchant John Madison, and is courted by wealthy Wade Trumbull and physician Dick Lindley, while her older sister Laura is ignored. Marianne merely toys with Wade, because her real affection is for Dick.
- Hobart Henley
- Conrad Nagel
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1931 1h 8m Drama List Reviews 8% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings A doctor (Conrad Nagel) falls for the sister (Bette Davis) of a small-town debutante (Sidney Fox) who falls for a con man.
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- Hobart Henley
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- Conrad Nagel, Sidney Fox, Bette Davis
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Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laura loves Dr. Lindley although she knows he loves Marianne.
Release date: March 29, 1931. Running time 68 minutes. Hobart Henley directed Bad Sister, a pre-Code drama, marking the screen debuts of Bette Davis and Sidney Fox, who was billed over Davis.