Davis gives a great performance as the oldest sister with the most troublenotably in the form of unreliable sports reporter flynn. Three daughters of a small town pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908. The sisters is a 1938 american drama film produced and directed by anatole litvak and. Jean yarbrough after a young girl moves out of her parents house against their wishes, she g. Errol was the title of a 1981 hit pop song by the band australian crawl. The film feels like a more narratively strong version of his earlier nightmares come at night as both feel more like a fever dream captured cinematically by franco. Friends serie full hd best of wallpapers for andriod and ios tv. The casting of bette davis in the sisters was a stroke of fate.
The sisters may not be the most memorable film from 1938. An american and french coproduction, it is audiards first work in the english language. This cd is not complete, but it does have the majority of rosemary clooneys vocals with the tony pastor orchestra. Jezebel is a 1938 american romantic drama film released by warner bros. It is claimed that the sisters have sold more than 90. The sisters bette davis errol flynn, dvd 1938 film ebay. And of course, davis character was at the center of the drama. She continued to make films as a child actor, and in 1929, anita dropped her fremault surname, billing. The sisters 1938 anatole litvak, errol flynn, bette davis, anita louise, drama july 9, 2017 sisters louise elliott, helen elliott and grace elliott the daughters of pharmacist ned elliott and his wife rose elliott are considered the most attractive and desirable young.
The screenplay by milton krims is based on the bestselling 1937 novel of the same title by myron brinig. This is an exellent cd, it features a wide variety of big band material, including solos vocals by rosemary and duo vocals by the sisters, and vocals by tony pastor harmonizing with the clooney sisters. The film s screenplay was written by adele comandini and austin parker, and is about three sisters who travel to new york city to prevent their father from remarrying. This posting is my contribution to the bette davis blogathon, organised by crystal at the good old days of classic hollywood. Bette davis in the sisters 1938 errol flynn and anita louise in the sisters 1938 bette davis in the sisters. Restored with complete new english subtitles by the national center for jewish film. At a ball held on the night of the 1904 presidential election, serious louise, frivolous helen, and stolid grace, daughters of silver bow, montana pharmacist ned elliott and his wife. Of the 3 sisters, louise bette davis is the one around which the film centers. The screenplay by milton krims is based on the 1937 novel of the same title by myron brinig. The sisters 1938 anatole litvak, errol flynn, bette davis. Three smart girls is a 1936 american musical comedy film directed by henry koster and starring barbara read, nan grey, deanna durbin her feature film debut, and ray milland. Theres as much action in it as an epic like, gone with the wind.
The comedy you cant take it with you won the academy award for best picture. The filmization of myron brinigs novel stars bette davis, jane bryan, and. Complete 8film collection dvd, 2011, 8disc set brand new. The sisters 1938 bette davis and errol flynn best classic movies, sisters. The sites critical consensus reads, the sisters brothers rides familiar genre trails in occasionally unexpected ways a satisfying journey further elevated by its wellmatched leading men. Errol flynns life was the subject of the opera flynn 197778 by british composer judith bingham. The films screenplay was written by adele comandini and austin parker, and is about three sisters who travel to new york city to prevent their father from remarrying.
This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. This list of american films of 1938 compiles american feature films that were released in 1938. The sisters 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The song was actually sung to a horse by his trainer. Errol flynn in the 1938 american movie the sisters. Davis performance not only steals the show it makes the film work well. Cast and crew credits for the sisters, 1938, directed by anatole litvak, with errol flynn, bette davis, anita louise, at turner classic movies. It was the first of two movies she made with errol flynn not counting warners 1943 allstar war effort thank your lucky stars in which they played themselves. The sisters is a 1938 american drama film produced and directed by anatole litvak and starring errol flynn and bette davis. Blink and youll miss alan hale and dick foran and harry davenport, though you couldnt possibly miss lee patrick who is a whirlwind on legs as the medlins neighbour. Lux radio theatre 1091939 additional photo courtesy of gary. Please consider splitting content into subarticles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. His father, theodore thomson flynn, was a lecturer 1909 and later professor 1911 of biology at the university of tasmania. Errol flynn in the 1938 american movie the sisters, directed.
The sisters 1938 anatole litvak, errol flynn, bette davis, anita louise, drama july 9, 2017 sisters louise elliott, helen elliott and grace elliott the daughters of pharmacist ned elliott and his wife rose elliott are considered the most attractive and desirable young women in 1904 silver bow, montana. But whatever real interest the film has, it owes to the performances of bette davis and errol flynn who are able to. Adam lemp, the dean of the briarwood music foundation, has passed on his love of music to his four early adult daughters thea, emma, kay and ann who live with him and his sister, the girls aunt etta, in the long time family home. This is the story of three sisters at the turn of the century and their marital woes, with the focus on the eldest sister, louise, played by an uncharacteristically demure bette davis, who falls in love at first sight with frank, a rascally sports reporter, played by the ever handsome errol flynn. Read the full synopsis of the sisters, 1938, directed by anatole litvak, with errol flynn, bette davis, anita louise, at turner classic movies. The sisters is een film uit 1938 onder regie van anatole litvak. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. Anita louise and jane bryan costar as louises sisters, whose own.
Errol flynn, in his first film with davis who marries, then deserts her. Its the first pairing of bette davis and errol flynn, who would, more notably make elizabeth and essex several years later. The filmization of myron brinigs novel stars bette davis, jane bryan, and anita louise as louise, grace, and helen elliot. This list does not include films from united artists before it merged with mgm except for coproductions, nor does it include other studios that mgm acquired such as orion. I highly recommend this very interesting movie which unfortunately, is not seen or discussed much when either bette davis or errol flynn movies are shown. An actress from the age of 6, anita appeared with walter hampden in the broadway production of peter ibbetson.
The film is a romantic comedy that tells of a man who has risen from humble beginnings only to be torn between his freethinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancees family. Holiday is a 1938 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor, a remake of the 1930 film of the same name. The sisters is a 1938 drama film produced and directed by anatole litvak. The director admits he inspired by the peter jacksons movie. Louise is a most appealing type of person, a warm, intelligent woman who loses her heart to a charming neerdowell errol flynn, in his first film with davis who marries, then deserts her. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. With errol flynn, bette davis, anita louise, ian hunter, donald crisp, beulah bondi, jane bryan.
At a ball held on the night of the 1904 presidential election, serious louise, frivolous helen, stolid grace, daughters of silver bow, montana pharmacist ned elliott and his wife. The storyline three sisters find love at an electionnight ball and then face tribulation in their romances practically screams womens picture. The complete tony pastor with the clooney sisters cass tape. The sisters was bette daviss follow up to her oscar winning turn in jezebel. The films first half is consistently mostly sex, and what plot there is only begins to reveal itself in the second half of the film. The andrews sisters were an american close harmony singing group of the swing and boogiewoogie eras. But you must know that this film was also based on the real sisters who were fed up with their irresponsible and alcoholic mother and her abusive perfect sisters perfect evildoing. At a ball held on the night of the 1904 presidential election, serious louise, frivolous helen, and stolid grace, daughters of silver bow, montana pharmacist ned elliott and his wife rose, find themselves dealing with romantic prospects. Originally flynn fresh off his robin hood success was given sole billing above the title but davis fought for and received her name above the title. Lavish film of three sisters and their marital problems in turn of the century san francisco. The sisters 1938 errol flynn got top billing in warner bros.
This is something most critics of the film can agree on, and. I suspect the reason why there are no comments before now is because this film is next to impossible to find. The movie, adapted by donald ogden stewart and sidney buchman from the 1928 play by. Look for susan hayward in a bit role, as well as bogarts wife, mayo methot.
It stars bette davis and henry fonda, supported by george brent, margaret lindsay, donald crisp, richard cromwell, and fay bainter. When she becomes pregnant, she decides to keep her condition a secret. Anita louise and jane bryan are fine as the sisters, though they let the story run over them as much as the characters they play. The sisters 1938 starring bette davis, errol flynn.
Errol flynn in the 1938 american movie the sisters, directed by anatole litvak. The film was adapted by clements ripley, abem finkel, john huston. Its also directed by anatole litvak who had an affair with bette and was married to miriam hopkins, with whom bette worked several times and also with whom she shared an enormous animosity mostly likely because of. Al donahue jeepers creepers the song made its first appearance in the 1938 film going places which starred dick powell anita louise and a future president of the united states ronald reagan. Errol leslie flynn was born on 20 june 1909 in battery point, a suburb of hobart, tasmania, australia. The daughters of turnof the century druggist henry travers and his wife. Marjorie reynolds, verna hillie, sheila bromley director.
With claude rains, john garfield, jeffrey lynn, frank mchugh. In 1904 montana, the elliot sisters louise bette davis, helen anita louise and grace jane bryan look forward to their futures. In this film they sing two songs, one after 30 mins, listen to me, while wearing placards advertising homers pinky tomlin professional listening service, then right at the end they sing the love bug will bite you, which was written, of course, by mr. Jan 20, 2010 its less noticeable here than in their other film together, the private lives of elizabeth and essex, made a year later, but its still noticeable. Reilly who also produced and joaquin phoenix as the notorious. This is a list of feature films originally released andor distributed by metrogoldwynmayer to include mgmua entertainment co. Oct 05, 2011 louise is a most appealing type of person, a warm, intelligent woman who loses her heart to a charming neerdowell errol flynn, in his first film with davis who marries, then deserts her. Sisters had many distinctive unique qualities, and is on par with most of hitches filmography. Of the four, kay has the greatest promise as a musical performer. This was a character that would provide her with the opportunity to unleash her full potential as well. The sisters 1938 anatole litvak, errol flynn, bette.
His mother was born lily mary young, but shortly after marrying theodore at st johns church of england, birchgrove, sydney, on 23 january 1909, she changed her first. The daughters of turnofthecentury druggist henry travers and his wife. With errol flynn, bette davis, anita louise, ian hunter. The sisters 1938 film the sisters is a 1938 american drama film produced and directed by anatole litvak and starring errol flynn and bette davis. Although facing financial difficulty, louise urges frank to complete his novel.
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