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The Bad Sister (1931)
Director: Hobart Henley
Cast: Conrad Nagel, Sidney Fox, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Zasu Pits
Genre: Drama
Length: 68 minutes
A love triangle involving two sisters: Marianne (Sidney Fox) and Laura (Bette Davis). While the bad sister Marianne falls in love with a fast talking con man named Valentine (Humphrey Bogart) who's after the rich fathers money. The good sister loves Dr Lindley
(Conrad Nagel) who's also good but loves the bad sister....Will Laura end up with Lindley? Will the father get scammed?
I've seen many of Bette Davis films, this one is a lesser known movie and was her film debut. This is one of the few films she made at Universal before being released from her contract and finding success at Warner Brothers.
Surprise! Bette Davis is not the bad sister, she's the plain dutiful sister who falls in love with her older and pretty sisters boyfriend. She does a decent job of acting but was upset over her first performance. In the film she looks rather drab and spends her time moping about.
At only 68 minutes long, this film breezes by and is a fun watch. It dates back to the beginning of the talkie films. Nice film, if you like oldies.
The Bad Sister (1931)
Cast: Conrad Nagel, Sidney Fox, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Zasu Pits
Genre: Drama
Length: 68 minutes
A love triangle involving two sisters: Marianne (Sidney Fox) and Laura (Bette Davis). While the bad sister Marianne falls in love with a fast talking con man named Valentine (Humphrey Bogart) who's after the rich fathers money. The good sister loves Dr Lindley
(Conrad Nagel) who's also good but loves the bad sister....Will Laura end up with Lindley? Will the father get scammed?
I've seen many of Bette Davis films, this one is a lesser known movie and was her film debut. This is one of the few films she made at Universal before being released from her contract and finding success at Warner Brothers.
Surprise! Bette Davis is not the bad sister, she's the plain dutiful sister who falls in love with her older and pretty sisters boyfriend. She does a decent job of acting but was upset over her first performance. In the film she looks rather drab and spends her time moping about.
At only 68 minutes long, this film breezes by and is a fun watch. It dates back to the beginning of the talkie films. Nice film, if you like oldies.