The Hard Way

Ida Lupino delivers a tour-de-force performance in this compelling drama about a poverty-stricken woman who sees her younger sister (Joan Leslie), a talented singer and dancer, as the way out of the dead-end steel town where they live. Lupino manipulates Leslie's life and career, pushing her into a marriage with a performer that eventually leads to Broadway. Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson also star. 109 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.