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The Hard Way is a 1943 Warner Bros. musical drama film directed by Vincent Sherman. 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.
Original Release
01/13/1943
US Release
02/20/1943
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ida Lupino | Mrs. Helen Chernen / Helen Chernen |
Dennis Morgan | Paul Collins |
Joan Leslie | Katherine 'Katie' Blaine / Katherine 'Katie' Chernen |
Jack Carson | Albert Runkel |
Gladys George | Lily Emery |
Faye Emerson | Ice Cream Parlor Waitress |
Paul Cavanagh | John 'Jack' Shagrue |
Murray Alper | Joe Duglatz / Joe Duglatz (Uncredited) |
Jean Ames | Pudgy Girl / Pudgy Girl (Uncredited) |
Brooks Benedict | Guest at Embassy Club Bar / Embassy Club Patron (Uncredited) |
Directors
Writers
Daniel Fuchs, Peter Viertel, Jerry Wald
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ida Lupino | Mrs. Helen Chernen / Helen Chernen |
Dennis Morgan | Paul Collins |
Joan Leslie | Katherine 'Katie' Blaine / Katherine 'Katie' Chernen |
Jack Carson | Albert Runkel |
Gladys George | Lily Emery |
Faye Emerson | Ice Cream Parlor Waitress |
Paul Cavanagh | John 'Jack' Shagrue |
Murray Alper | Joe Duglatz / Joe Duglatz (Uncredited) |
Jean Ames | Pudgy Girl / Pudgy Girl (Uncredited) |
Brooks Benedict | Guest at Embassy Club Bar / Embassy Club Patron (Uncredited) |
Julie Bishop | Chorine / Chorine (Uncredited) |
Monte Blue | Man in Audience / Man in Audience (Uncredited) |
Roman Bohnen | Sam Chernen / Sam Chernen (Uncredited) |
Virginia Brissac | The Dress Saleswoman / Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited) |
Jimmy Butler | Boy / Boy (Uncredited) |
Eddy Chandler | Police Officer on Dock / Policeman at Dock (Uncredited) |
C. Harry Clark | Working Man at Theatre / Working Man at Theater (Uncredited) |
Tom Coleman | Man in Audience at Play / Man in Audience (Uncredited) |
Eddie Craven | Call Boy in Montage / Call Boy in Montage (Uncredited) |
Billy Curtis | Vaudeville Midget / Vaudeville Midget (Uncredited) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
Jerry Wald | Producer |