The Dolly Sisters (1945)
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The Dolly Sisters is the heavily Hollywoodized biopic of Jennie and Rosie Dolly, Hungarian-born entertainers who took Broadway by storm in the early 1900s. Betty Grable plays Jennie and June Haver plays Rosie; their uncle is the inevitable "funny foreigner" S.Z. Sakall, who manages their… More The Dolly Sisters is the heavily Hollywoodized biopic of Jennie and Rosie Dolly, Hungarian-born entertainers who took Broadway by storm in the early 1900s. Betty Grable plays Jennie and June Haver plays Rosie; their uncle is the inevitable "funny foreigner" S.Z. Sakall, who manages their career from childhood. Passing an important audition for Oscar Hammerstein, the Dolly girls become international stage headliners, but in so doing they find that their private life is strained. Jennie in particular is perplexed by the dilemma of devoting herself to a career while still finding time to romance handsome composer John Payne. The Dolly girls are separated permanently when Rosie is fatally injured in an auto accident, but Jennie finds lasting happiness with her composer. Despite the pre-World War I ambience of the film, both Grable and Haver show off a lot more skin than would have been permissible in earlier times. But Dolly Sisters producer George Jessel knew what he was doing, and the Technicolor film was a major hit in 1945. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irving Cummings
- Written By
- John Larkin, Marian Spitzer
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 14, 1945 Wide
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Cast
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Betty Grable
as Jenny Dolly
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John Payne
as Harry Fox
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June Haver
as Rosie Dolly
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S.Z. Sakall
as Uncle Latsie
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Reginald Gardiner
as Duke of Breck
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Frank Latimore
as Irving Netcher
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Gene Sheldon
as Winnup (seal trainer)
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Sig Rumann
as Tsimmis
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Trudy Marshall
as Lenore Baldwin
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Collette Lyons
as Flo Daly
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Evan Thomas
as Jenny as a child
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Donna Jo Gribble
as Rosie as a child
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Robert Middlemass
as Oscar Hammerstein
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Paul Hurst
as Dowling
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Lester Allen
as Morrie Keno
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Frank Orth
as Stage Manager
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Herbert Ashley
as Fields
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Eugene Borden
as Chauffeur
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Virginia Brissac
as Nun
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André Charlot
as Monsieur Philippe
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Frank Ferguson
as Reporter
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Theresa Harris
as Ellabelle
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Elsa Janssen
as Kathi
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Crauford Kent
as Man
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John Farrell MacDonald
as Doorman
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Mae Marsh
as Flower Lady
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William Nye
as Bartender
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George O'Hara
as Frank Tinny
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Albert Petit
as Croupier
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Harry Seymour
as Pianist
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Walter Soderling
as Conductor on Train
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Sam Garrett
as Will Rogers
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J.C. Fowler
as Al Smith
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Betty Farrington
as Mrs. Al Smith
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Claire Richards
as Operator
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George Davis
as French juggler
- Sig Ruman
