THE HARD WAY to the American Cinematheque
July 22nd, 2006 by Andre Soares
On Tuesday, August 8, at 7:30pm, the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles will honor director Vincent Sherman, who died this past June 18, with a screening of the 1943 Warner Bros. melodrama The Hard Way.
The Hard Way follows two sisters, played by Warner contractees Ida Lupino and Joan Leslie, in their (oh-so-hard) path to professional success and personal ruin. Ida Lupino won a Best Actress Award from the New York Film Critics for her role as the ambitious "stage sister," but in my view the film belongs to Joan Leslie - a talented performer wasted by the Hollywood studio system. Also in the cast, Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan. Screenplay by Daniel Fuchs and Peter Viertel.
The screening will be preceded by "rare interview clips" with director Sherman.
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I like “The Hard Way” very much, I think it is almost the first dramatic role Jack Carson had, and he is excellent in it. I have built a website about him as I think he is been almost forgotten in recent years, and it’s about time he was given a second look.