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The Sisters

The Sisters

1938Movie⏱️ 1h 39mApproved
Drama
6.8
IMDB Rating
2,242 votes

Three daughters of a small town pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908.

Director
Anatole Litvak
Writers
Milton Krims, Myron Brinig, Julius J. Epstein
Stars
Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Anita Louise
Release Date
October 14, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
as Frank Medlin
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
as Louise Elliott
Anita Louise
Anita Louise
as Helen Elliott
Ian Hunter
Ian Hunter
as William Benson
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
as Tim Hazelton
Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi
as Rose Elliott
Jane Bryan
Jane Bryan
as Grace Elliott
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
as Sam Johnson
Dick Foran
Dick Foran
as Tom Knivel
Henry Travers
Henry Travers
as Ned Elliott

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

pharmacistwhiskey flaskboxingtenderloin district san franciscoreference to theodore roosevelt

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Marriage on the Rocks
by wes-connors2007-09-15
6/10

"Bette Davis (as Louise Elliott) is a Montana woman who marries San Franciscan sports reporter Errol Flynn (as Frank Medlin). Her sisters Anita Louise (as Helen), and Jane Bryan (as Grace) marry at the same time; the three sisters find wedded bliss is short-lived. Supporting floozies Lee Patrick and Laura Hope Crews are a very well-matched mother and daughter tag-team who befriend the deserted "Louise". Whatever the film's original intentions may have been, it is really about ONE sister; naturally, it's the sister played by Bette Davis, and HER marriage to the character pla..."

💡 Did You Know?

Originally the film credits were to read "Errol Flynn in The Sisters," but Bette Davis demanded equal billing alongside Errol Flynn. She also pointed out that the original credits had an unwelcome sexual connotation.

📖 Synopsis

Three daughters of a small town pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908.