Ida Lupino
Mrs. Helen Chernen
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The Hard Way is a 1943 Warner Bros. musical drama film starring Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, and Joan Leslie. Directed by Vincent Sherman, it is 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 mother Lela.
Recently viewed. The Hard Way: Directed by Vincent Sherman. With Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson. Embittered, ambitious Helen Chernen sees an opportunity to escape her drab small-town life by becoming a 'stage mother' to her musically-talented younger sister.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Vincent Sherman
- 1943-02-20
Set in a depressed coal-mining town, The Hard Way (1942) is the story of Helen Chernen, an unhappily married woman, living on the edge of poverty. 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.
- Vincent Sherman, Elmer Decker, Harold Winston
- Ida Lupino
Ambitious Helen Chernin (Ida Lupino) pushes her talented younger sister Katherine (Joan Leslie) into marriage with broken down song-and-dance man Albert Runkel (Jack Carson) so that the two women can leave the dirty steel town where they live. Runkel's partner Paul Collins (Dennis Morgan), however, sees through Helen's plan.
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The Hard Way (1942) Movie Info Synopsis 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.
- Drama
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