The Hard Way

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Lobby card for The Hard Way (1943) shows Ida Lupino seated in a gold dress, Dennis Morgan leaning forward, and Joan Leslie seated in red, with a man in a tuxedo standing behind them.

The Hard Way

film by Sherman [1943]

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Vincent Sherman
Women’s pictures
Sherman’s first important movie was The Hard Way (1943), a gritty show-business melodrama with fine performances from Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, and Jack Carson. Old Acquaintance (1943) was a popular drama starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins as feuding writers. Sherman reteamed with Davis on Mr. Skeffington
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Sherman’s first important movie was The Hard Way (1943), a gritty show-business melodrama with fine performances from Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, and Jack Carson. Old Acquaintance (1943) was a popular drama starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins as feuding writers. Sherman reteamed with Davis on Mr. Skeffington
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Ida Lupino
Early life and work
…a murderous maid, and in The Hard Way (1943) she gave an acclaimed performance as a ruthless woman who pushes her sister to pursue an entertainment career in order to escape their small town.
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…a murderous maid, and in The Hard Way (1943) she gave an acclaimed performance as a ruthless woman who pushes her sister to pursue an entertainment career in order to escape their small town.
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